"saki" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sakis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} saki (countable and uncountable, plural sakis)
  1. Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: saké (extra: rice wine)
    Sense id: en-saki-en-noun-nhmY2XT8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæki/ [General-American], /ˈsɑki/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-The editor 2345-Saki (correct).wav Forms: sakis [plural]
Etymology: Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, ultimately probably from a Tupian name sagui, compare sagoin. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|saki}} French saki, {{cog|pt|saki}} Portuguese saki, {{der|en|tup}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun}} saki (plural sakis)
  1. Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile. Derived forms: black bearded saki, Uta Hick's bearded saki, bearded saki, burnished saki, Geoffroy's monk saki, hairy saki, Miller's saki, monk saki, Napo saki Translations (monkey): saqui [masculine] (Catalan), saki (Finnish), saki [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-saki-en-noun-He3doNl4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 14 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, New World monkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 3 33 3 1 3 40 6 3 0 0 1 4 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of New World monkeys: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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