araguato

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noun

A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).

OriginFrench araguate ← Cariban →
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Meanings

nounaraguato (plural araguatos)

plural araguatos

  1. A South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).

Origin

  1. Cariban
  2. Frencharaguate
  3. Englisharaguato

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.

More words from French, Cariban

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Translations

Portuguese araguato
  • araguatoa South American monkey, Mycetes ursinus
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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