Main Entry:

pot·to

Pronunciation:

\ˈpä-(ˌ)tō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural pottos

Etymology:

perhaps from Wolof pata, a tailless monkey

Date:

1705

: any of several African primates (genera Arctocebus and Perodicticus) ; especially : a nocturnal slow-moving arboreal primate (P. potto) with woolly brownish fur and a vestigial index finger