Where does “macacão” come from?
macacão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].
macacão (Portuguese): Augmentative of macaco; overall
Definitions
- Augmentative of macaco; overall
Ancestry of “macacão”, step by step