n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' kak, - ' käk
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Portuguese macaco , from kaku mangabey, plural makaku , in one or more Bantu languages of Gabon and Congo
Date: 1757
: any of a genus ( Macaca ) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms especially : RHESUS MONKEY
macaque