alouatte

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noun

A South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).

OriginFrench alouatte ← Cariban →
First used 18th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

nounalouatte (plural alouattes)

plural alouattes

  1. archaicA South American howler monkey (of the genus Alouatta).First known use 18th c.

    I understood what he meant, and said, ‘Alouattes are shot every day.’

    1981, Gene Wolfe, chapter XI, in The Claw of the Conciliator (The Book of the New Sun; 2), New York: Timescape, →ISBN, page 91

Origin

  1. Cariban
  2. Frenchalouatte
  3. Englishalouatte

From French alouatte, alouate, from a Cariban language; compare Kari'na arawata, Trió arawata, Wayana alawata, Ye'kwana adawa'ta, Apalaí arauta, Akawaio arawta, Pemon arauta, Macushi arauta. Compare araguato.

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APA

alouatte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alouatte

MLA

“alouatte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alouatte. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alouatte,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alouatte.

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