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Added 9 October 2026

macaque

/məˈkæk/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about macaque at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa.

Origin

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

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