Cacajao

noun

Ca·​ca·​jao

¦kakə¦jau̇,

ˌkakəˈjā(ˌ)ō

: the genus consisting of the ouakaris

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Portuguese cacajão, from Tupi cacajao

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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