macaco
Spanish, noun/maˈkako/
macaco is spelled M-A-C-A-C-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 56,859th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macaco is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “macaque” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona de rasgos poco atractivos o deformes”.
What does macaco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemacaque
- 2
masculinehobgoblin, bogeyman
- 3
derogatorymasculineoffensiveBrazilian
- 4
masculinemonkey
adjective
- 1
slangugly, misshapen, deformed, squat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Macaca spp) Género de primates de la familia de los cercopitédos (monos del antiguo continente), que incluye unas veintidós especies dispersas desde Japón hasta el Medio Oriente y el norte de África. 2. Persona de rasgos poco atractivos o deformes. 3. Persona exigente o difícil de complacer, en particular en cuanto a comidas. 4. Propio, natural de o relativo a Brasil.
noun: 1. Moneda pequeña (macuquina) con valor de un peso. 2. Bola pequeña y dura para lanzar con los dedos.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of macaco
- macacos plural
- macaca feminine
- macacas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macaco?
- /maˈkako/
- [maˈka.ko]
- [maˈkako]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to macaco
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is macaco in Spanish?
macaco appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).