jocko

[ jok-oh ]

/ ˈdʒɒk oʊ /

a chimpanzee.

any monkey.

Origin of jocko

1840–50; < French, Buffon's shortening of enjocko (taking en- as an article) < a word in Mpongwe, Bantu language of Gabon

Jocko

[ jok-oh ]

/ ˈdʒɒk oʊ /

a male given name, form of Jock.

Jocko was grinning and cringing, with sharp, sudden squeals for pity when he saw Polly.

Ben Pepper |Margaret Sidney
A slightly upward curl of Jocko's tail testified to his sympathy.

Children of the Tenements |Jacob A. Riis
Jocko would not come down until he had finished his work; for he was busily engaged in tearing poor Bella's bonnet into fragments.

The Nursery, April 1878, Vol. XXIII. No. 4 |Various
Poor Jocko, as I hinted at before, came finally to grief in a very sad way.

Tom Finch's Monkey |John C. Hutcheson

But Jocko, not thinking so, chattered and scolded, wrinkling up his eyelids and showing all his teeth at her.

Ben Pepper |Margaret Sidney

jocko

/ (ˈdʒɒkəʊ) /

a W African name for chimpanzee

C19: from French, based on Bantu ngeko