macaco-prego
Portuguese, noun/maˌka.kuˈpɾɛ.ɡu/
macaco-prego is spelled M-A-C-A-C-O-P-R-E-G-O (11 letters). Macaco-prego is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “capuchin monkey (New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “gênero de primatas da América do Sul, pertence à família Cebidae, subfamíia Cebinae, um dos mais comuns…”.
What does macaco-prego mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecapuchin monkey (New World monkey of the subfamily Cebinae)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gênero de primatas da América do Sul, pertence à família Cebidae, subfamíia Cebinae, um dos mais comuns primatas da América do Sul
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-prego
- macacos-prego plural
- macacos-pregos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce macaco-prego?
- Brazil /maˌka.kuˈpɾɛ.ɡu/
- Portugal /mɐˌka.kuˈpɾɛ.ɡu/
- Portugal [mɐˌka.kuˈpɾɛ.ɣu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.