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Macaca

Macaca

See also: macaca

Translingual

Macaca fascicularis

Proper noun

Macaca f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cercopithecidae – the macaques.

Hyponyms

macaca

macaca

See also: Macaca

Portuguese

Noun

macaca f (plural macacas)

  1. feminine equivalent of macaco
  2. (Brazil) an insult, particularly directed at blacks

Spanish

Noun

macaca f ‎(plural macacas)

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

Adjective

macaca

  1. feminine singular of macaco

Etymology

New Latin, from Portuguese macaca, the feminine equivalent of macaco ‎(“monkey”). Unknown ultimate origin, but thought to have been borrowed from an African language of the Congo region. See macaco for other possible etymologies.

Cognate with French macaque, English macaque and macaco, Spanish macaca/macaco, and Italian macaco.

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