Where does “macaco-barrigudo” come from?
macaco-barrigudo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].
macaco-barrigudo (Portuguese): common woolly monkey
Definitions
- common woolly monkey
Ancestry of “macaco-barrigudo”, step by step
macaco-barrigudo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese macaco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | macaco | monkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro |
| 2 | English | Madagascar | A resident of Madagascar |
| 3 | Middle French | Madagascar | — |
| 4 | English | Mogadishu | The government of Somalia |
| 5 | Arabic | مَقَدِيشُو | — |
| 6 | Persian | [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] | — |