Main Entry: ma·caque

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈkak, -ˈkäk\

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Portuguese macaco, from kaku mangabey, plural makaku, in one or more Bantu languages of Gabon and Congo

Date: 1757

: any of a genus (Macaca) of chiefly Asian monkeys typically having a sturdy build and including some short-tailed or tailless forms; especially : rhesus monkey

[macaque illustration]