ma|ca|co

ma|ca|co¹ «muh KAY koh», noun, plural -cos.

= macaque. (Cf. ↑macaque)

╂[< Portuguese macaco < an African (Congo) word; see etym. under macaque (Cf. ↑macaque)]

ma|ca|co² «muh KAY koh», noun, plural -cos.

a black, shorttailed lemur of Madagascar.

╂[< French mococo; origin uncertain]