macaco-aranha

Portuguese

Etymology

From macaco (“monkey”) +‎ aranha (“spider”), literally “spider monkey”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˌka.ku.aˈɾɐ̃.ɲɐ/ [maˌka.ku.aˈɾɐ̃.j̃ɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˌka.ko.aˈɾɐ.ɲa/
 

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧co‧-a‧ra‧nha

Noun

macaco-aranha m (plural macacos-aranha or macacos-aranhas)

  1. spider monkey (genus Ateles)
    Synonym: cuatá

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