macaco-preto

Portuguese

Etymology

From macaco (“monkey”) +‎ preto (“black”), literally “black monkey”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˌka.kuˈpɾe.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maˌka.koˈpɾe.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˌka.kuˈpɾe.tu/

  • Hyphenation: ma‧ca‧co‧-pre‧to

Noun

macaco-preto m (plural macacos-pretos)

  1. red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus)
    Synonym: macaco-aranha-preto

Hypernyms

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