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macaque in British English
(məˈkɑːk)
noun
any of various Old World monkeys of the genus Macaca, inhabiting wooded or rocky regions of Asia and Africa. Typically the tail is short or absent and cheek pouches are present
Word origin
C17: from French, from Portuguese macaco, from Fiot (a W African language) makaku, from kaku monkeymacaque in American English
(məˈkɑk)
noun
any of a genus (Macaca) of monkeys of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, with a long or short tail that is not prehensile, including the rhesus monkey and Barbary ape
Word origin
Fr < Port macaco, monkeyImage ofmacaque
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