macaco

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məˈkeɪkəʊ/, /məˈkɑːkoʊ/ === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese macaco (“monkey”). Doublet of macaque. ==== Noun ==== macaco (plural macacos or macacoes) A macaque, or similar monkey. ===== Descendants ===== → Welsh: macaco === Etymology 2 === From French mococo, probably ultimately from Malagasy maka, maki (“lemur”). ==== Alternative forms ==== macauco, maucaco ==== Noun ==== macaco (plural macacos or macacoes) (obsolete) Any of several species of lemur, including the white-headed lemur, ruffed lemur, and ring-tailed lemur. ===== Derived terms ===== ring-tailed macaco, ring-tailed macauco crowned macauco === Anagrams === Cocama, accoma == Italian == === Alternative forms === macacco === Etymology === From Portuguese macaco, possibly from a Bantu language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈka.ko/ Rhymes: -ako Hyphenation: ma‧cà‧co === Noun === macaco m (plural macachi) macaque fool, dunce == Mirandese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese macaco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈkaku/ [mɐˈka.ku] Rhymes: -aku Syllabification: ma‧ca‧co === Noun === macaco m (plural macacos) monkey a person that imitates others a treacherous, deceitful person === References === Ferreira, Amadeu; Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (2003–2022), “macaco”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary]. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aku Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧co === Etymology 1 === Unknown. Thought to have been borrowed from a Bantu language. Bantu maka, "cat", comes from -mañga (an old East African Bantu word for the sea-coast, often applied to any strange or foreign product). But it seems unlikely that the Bantu would have used such a word to denote familiar animals like apes and monkeys. However, none of the many Bantu words for apes and monkeys resembles "macaco". Other suggested derivations include: from Kongo makaku (“monkeys”) from a language of Madagascar (compare macaco, macauco, maucaco (“any of several lemurs”), perhaps related to maky); from Kari'na macaca (“simian”), though it may have been loaned into Galibi from a language of African slaves; from dialectal French macao (“cat; monkey; long-tailed monkey”), allegedly used in Normandy and Berry. ==== Noun ==== macaco m (plural macacos, feminine macaca, feminine plural macacas) monkey; ape Synonyms: símio, mono (derogatory) ape; savage (an uncivilised or unruly person) Synonyms: bárbaro, selvagem (derogatory) monster; freak (a hideous person) Synonyms: monstro, aberração, mostrengo (Brazil, offensive, ethnic slur) monkey (derogatory term for a black person) ===== Usage notes ===== A distinction is not commonly made between apes and monkeys in Portuguese. Where it is, mono is used for apes and macaco for middle-sized simians. A more common distinction is made between macacos and micos (“small, long-tailed simians”). ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== macaco m (plural macacos) jack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object) (Portugal, informal) a booger (a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus) Synonym: catota ==== Descendants ==== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== macaco first-person singular present indicative of macacar === References === === Further reading === “macaco”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “macaco”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “macaco”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese macaco, possibly from a Bantu language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈkako/ [maˈka.ko] Rhymes: -ako Syllabification: ma‧ca‧co === Noun === macaco m (plural macacos) macaque hobgoblin, bogeyman (South America, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) Brazilian (Louisiana) monkey Synonyms: mono, chango, maimón, mico, simio === Adjective === macaco (feminine macaca, masculine plural macacos, feminine plural macacas) (slang) ugly, misshapen, deformed, squat === Further reading === “macaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025