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bugio.

howler monkey (any monkey in the genus Alouatta)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/buˈʒi.u/Brazil/buˈʒiw/Brazil[buˈʒiʊ̯]Brazil/buˈʒi.u/Portugal

  1. howler monkey (any monkey in the genus Alouatta)

    masculine

  2. monkey

    Early · Modern · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic بِجَايَة (bijāya)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese Bugia Old Galician-Portuguese -o Old Galician-Portuguese bogio Portuguese bugio Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese bogio, from Bugia (“Bejaia”), from Arabic بِجَايَة (bijāya). Cognate with English boogie and Italian bugia.

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