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Where does “sapajou” come from?

sapajou (English) comes from French sapajou, from Old Tupi sapaîu.

sapajou (English): Any of several species of South American monkeys...

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of South American monkeys...

Ancestry of “sapajou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsapajou—
2Old Tupisapaîu—
Every word from Old Tupi sapaîu →