sajou

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noun

A spider monkey or capuchin.

OriginFrench sajou ← Tupian →
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Meanings

nounsajou (plural sajous)

plural sajous

  1. A spider monkey or capuchin.

Origin

  1. Tupian
  2. Frenchsajou
  3. Englishsajou

From French sajou, from a Tupian word sai wassu, sai-guaçū (literally “big monkey”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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