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Where does “macaco” come from?

macaco (Spanish) comes from Portuguese macaco, from English Madagascar, from Middle French Madagascar, from English Mogadishu, from Arabic مَقَدِيشُو, from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]].

macaco (Spanish): macaque; hobgoblin, bogeyman; Brazilian

Definitions

  1. macaque; hobgoblin, bogeyman; Brazilian

Ancestry of “macaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemacacomonkey, ape; mechanical jack; black; negro
2EnglishMadagascar—
3Middle FrenchMadagascar—
4EnglishMogadishu—
5Arabicمَقَدِيشُو—
6Persian[[شاه]] [[مقعد]]—
Every word from Persian [[شاه]] [[مقعد]] →