magot

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noun

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.

OriginFrench magot →
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Meanings

magot1

nounmagot (plural magots)

plural magots

  1. archaicThe Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.

    The magot differs from the ape by having a long muzzle and large canine teeth; and from the baboon by having no actual tail; though it has an exuberance of skin which bears that appearance.

    1800, The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair Sex, volume 31, page 16
  2. artA seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form

Magot2

proper nounMagot (plural Magots)

plural Magots

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
barbary macaque

Origin

magot · noun

  1. Frenchmagot
  2. Englishmagot

From French magot.

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Magot · proper noun

  1. FrenchMagot
  2. EnglishMagot

Borrowed from French Magot. Also from Sudan.

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APA

magot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magot

MLA

“magot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magot.

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