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- [muh-kah-koh, -key-]
- /məˈkɑ koʊ, -ˈkeɪ-/
- /məˈk.eɪk.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-kah-koh, -key-]
- /məˈkɑ koʊ, -ˈkeɪ-/
Definitions of macaco word
- noun plural macaco any of several lemurs, as Lemur macaco. 1
- noun plural macaco Obsolete. macaque. 1
- noun macaco A macaque, or similar monkey. 1
- noun macaco any of various lemurs, esp Lemur macaco, the males of which are usually black and the females brown 0
- noun macaco (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Any of several species of lemurs. 0
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Origin of macaco
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
1685-95; < Portuguese: monkey, presumably < a Bantu language of the Atlantic coast; compare Lingala makako ape
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Parts of speech for Macaco
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
macaco popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.