Etymology

araguato

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Today it means: A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea). Full definition →

French araguate ← Cariban
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  1. Cariban · derived from
  2. French · derived fromaraguate
  3. English todayaraguato

From or cognate to French araguate (whence the rare older English spelling araguate), likely from Cariban; compare Kari'na arawata and the other cognates listed at alouatte. The Century Dictionary suggests a possible relation to guariba and/or araba (an obsolete word for a howler monkey of the genus Mycetes). On the other hand, Merriam-Webster attributes it to Cariban.

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