"macaco" meaning in Portuguese

See macaco in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maˈka.ku/ [Brazil], /maˈka.ku/ [Brazil], /maˈka.ko/ [Southern-Brazil], /mɐˈka.ku/ [Portugal] Forms: macacos [plural], macaca [feminine], macacas [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -aku Etymology: Unknown. Thought to have been borrowed from a Bantu language. Bantu maka, "cat", comes from -mañga (an old East African Bantu word for the sea-coast, often applied to any strange or foreign product). But it seems unlikely that the Bantu would have used such a word to denote familiar animals like apes and monkeys. However, none of the many Bantu words for apes and monkeys resembles "macaco". Other suggested derivations include: * from Kongo makaku (“monkeys”) * from a language of Madagascar; * from Kari'na macaca (“simian”), though it may have been loaned into Galibi from a language of African slaves; * from dialectal French macao (“cat; monkey; long-tailed monkey”), allegedly used in Normandy and Berry. * from Spanish muchacho; * from Macau + -aco. Etymology templates: {{unk|pt}} Unknown, {{der|pt|bnt|-}} Bantu, {{der|pt|kg|kaku|makaku|monkeys}} Kongo makaku (“monkeys”), {{l|en|Madagascar}} Madagascar, {{der|pt|car|macaca||simian}} Kari'na macaca (“simian”), {{der|pt|fr|macao||cat; monkey; long-tailed monkey}} French macao (“cat; monkey; long-tailed monkey”), {{l|en|Normandy}} Normandy, {{l|en|Berry}} Berry, {{der|pt|es|muchacho}} Spanish muchacho, {{affix|pt|Macau|-aco}} Macau + -aco Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|f=+}} macaco m (plural macacos, feminine macaca, feminine plural macacas)
  1. monkey; ape Tags: masculine Synonyms: símio, mono
    Sense id: en-macaco-pt-noun-xcm-k6VI
  2. mechanical jack Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-macaco-pt-noun-yu3sj5JG
  3. (derogatory) ape; savage (an uncivilised or unruly person) Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: bárbaro, selvagem
    Sense id: en-macaco-pt-noun-q6vz0Eiu
  4. (derogatory) monster; freak (a hideous person) Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: monstro, aberração, mostrengo
    Sense id: en-macaco-pt-noun-P~BmGsL6
  5. (Brazil, ethnic slur) coon; porch monkey (derogatory term for a person of Sub-Saharan African ancestry) Tags: Brazil, ethnic, masculine, slur
    Sense id: en-macaco-pt-noun-itg~teT- Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese ethnic slurs, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 22 1 17 21 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cada macaco no seu galho, ir pentear macacos, macacada, macacagem, macacal, macacão, macacar, macaco gritador, macaco velho, macaco-aranha, macaco-barrigudo, macaco-da-noite, macaco-de-nariz-branco, macaco-esquilo, macaco-inglês, macaco-japonês, macaco-leão, macaco-prego, macaco-vervet, macacoa, macacos me mordam, macaquear, macaqueiro, macaquice, Rei Macaco

Inflected forms

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  "word": "macaco"
}

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