macaque
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A pair of macaques
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.
Pronunciation
Noun
macaque (plural macaques)
- Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the subfamily Cercopithecinae, especially genus Macaca.
- 2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 43:
- They are able to recall past images and apply them to current problem solving. In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.
Derived terms
Translations
any monkey of the genus Macaca
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See also
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more).
Pronunciation
Noun
macaque m (plural macaques)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “macaque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Portuguese
Verb
macaque
- inflection of macacar: