macaco
Portuguese, noun/maˈka.ku/
macaco is spelled M-A-C-A-C-O (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 7,260th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Macaco is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “monkey; ape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of macacar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “nome comum dos primatas da sub-ordem Simiiformes, normalmente excluindo o ser humano”.
What does macaco mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemonkey; ape
Coordinate term: mico
- 2
derogatorymasculineape; savage (an uncivilised or unruly person)
- 3
derogatorymasculinemonster; freak (a hideous person)
- 4
Brazilmasculineoffensivemonkey (derogatory term for a black person)
noun
- 1
masculinejack (device for raising and supporting a heavy object)
- 2
Portugalinformalmasculinea booger (a piece of solid or semi-solid mucus)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of macacar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se de quem é muito agitado, especialmente crianças
noun: 1. nome comum dos primatas da sub-ordem Simiiformes, normalmente excluindo o ser humano 2. aquele que macaqueia 3. maquinismo para levantar grandes pesos 4. grupo 17 do jogo do bicho, que engloba os números de 65 a 68
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), 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 Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macaco?
- Brazil /maˈka.ku/
- Portugal /mɐˈka.ku/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
macaco appears 10 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).