cacajau

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Cacajao, probably from Tupi.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ca‧ca‧jau

Noun

cacajau m (plural cacajaus)

  1. (Brazil, zoology) uakari (genus Cacajao)
    Synonym: uacari

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