uakari

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US/ˈwɑˈkɑːri/UK/wəˈkɑːri/

noun

Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese uacari →
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Meanings

nounuakari (plural uakaris or uakari)

plural uakaris

  1. Any of several arboreal monkeys, of the genus Cacajao, from the Amazon basin.

    New World monkeys have a remarkable variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. They include capuchins, howlers, marmosets, muriquis, night monkeys, sakis, spider monkeys, squirrel monkeys, tamarins, titis, uakaris, and woolly monkeys.

    2024, World Book Inc., The World Book Encyclopedia 2025: Volume 13, pages 725-726

Origin

  1. Brazilian Portugueseuacari
  2. Brazilian Portugueseuacari
  3. Englishuakari

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese uacari, borrowed from Nheengatu wakarí, possibly from Old Tupi akaka'i.

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Translations

Finnish uakari
  • uakarimonkey of the genus Cacajao
Portuguese uacari
  • uacarimonkey of the genus Cacajao
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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