See also: Macaca

English

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Etymology

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From the genus name Macaca, from Portuguese macaca, feminine of macaco (monkey). Doublet of macaque and macaco.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /məˈkɑːkə/, /məˈkækə/

Noun

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macaca (plural macacas)

  1. (dated) Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca; a macaque.
    • 1886, Robert Hartmann, Anthropoid Apes (The International Scientific Series; 52), New York: D. Appleton and Company, page 111:
      This process of the temporal bone varies in size, and may occur on one or both sides. A similar formation is common among gorillas, chimpanzees, macacas, magots (Inuus), and baboons.* It is less frequent among orangs,† gibbons, marmosets, and American species (howlers, hooded apes, etc.).

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -akɐ
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ca

Noun

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macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos)

  1. female equivalent of macaco
  2. (Portugal) hopscotch
    Synonyms: (Brazil) amarelinha, (Mozambique) neca

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maˈkaka/ [maˈka.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: ma‧ca‧ca

Noun

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macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos)

  1. female macaque monkey
  2. binge, drunken spree, drunk, jag
  3. female hobgoblin
  4. (South America, derogatory) Brazilian woman
  5. (Honduras) macaca, a small coin equal to one peso
  6. (Chile, vulgar) masturbation

Adjective

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macaca

  1. feminine singular of macaco

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