sapajou
[ sap-uh-joo ]
/ ˈsæp əˌdʒu /
noun
a capuchin monkey.
Origin of sapajou
Borrowed into English from French around 1690–1700
Words nearby sapajou
Example sentences from the Web for sapajou
This sapajou is as large as a fox, and only differs from that which is called alouate in its colour.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) |Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonThis difference is alone sufficient to distinguish the sapajou from the sagoin.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10) |Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
British Dictionary definitions for sapajou
Word Origin for sapajou
C17: from French, of Tupi origin