saki
/ˈsæki/noun
saki is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-A-K-I and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 3 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of saki is sakis.
What does saki mean?
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of saké (“rice wine”).
- 2
Any of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia with large ears and a long hairy tail that is not prehensile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce saki?
- US /ˈsæki/
- US /ˈsɑki/
Saki has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-The_editor_2345-Saki-2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-The_editor_2345-Saki.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of saki
- sakis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is saki?
Saki appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does saki come from?
Compare French saki and Portuguese saki, ultimately probably from a Tupian name sagui, compare sagoin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).