malbrouck

noun

mal·​brouck

ˈmalˌbru̇k

plural -s

: a West African arboreal monkey (Cercopithecus cynosurus)

Word History

Etymology

French malbrouk, malbrouch, probably from Malbrouk, figure in an 18th century French song who was popularly identified with John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough †1722 English military commander

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Rhymes for malbrouck

• archduke
• rebuke
• caoutchouc
• fluke
• juke
• kook
• luc
• luke
• nuke
• puke
• souk
• spook