macaque

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
23
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/məˈkæk/
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/məˈkæk/ · /məˈkɑ(ː)k/

Definition of macaque

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of a group of Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca.
    “They are able to recall past images and apply them to current problem solving. In other words, macaques employ memory in order to survive.”

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French macaque, from Portuguese macaco, of uncertain origin (see macaco for more). Doublet of macaco.

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