macaca
See also: Macaca
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genus name Macaca, from Portuguese macaca, feminine of macaco (“monkey”). Doublet of macaque and macaco.
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Noun edit
macaca (plural macacas)
- (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 edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -akɐ
- Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧ca
Noun edit
macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos)
- female equivalent of macaco
- (Portugal) hopscotch
- Synonym: (Brazil) amarelinha
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
macaca f (plural macacas, masculine macaco, masculine plural macacos)
- female macaque monkey
- binge, drunken spree, drunk, jag
- female hobgoblin
- (South America, derogatory) Brazilian woman
- (Honduras) macaca, a small coin equal to one peso
- (Chile, vulgar) masturbation
Adjective edit
macaca
Further reading edit
- “macaco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014