sagui

See also: sagüi

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sagûi. First attested in 1511.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈɡwi/ [sɐˈɣwi]

Noun

sagui m (plural saguis)

  1. marmoset (any of several species of small, long-tailed monkeys)
    • 2022 March 10, L P Baçan, Contos, Causos e Piadas Caipiras‎[1], Editora Bibliomundi, →ISBN:
      O sagui, para quem não sabe, é um macaco pequeno, de cauda comprida, muito comum antigamente.
      The marmoset, for those who don't know, is a small monkey with a long tail, very common in the past.

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