saki

¹

[ sak-ee, sah-kee ]

noun

1. any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.

Saki

²

[ sah-kee ]

noun

1. pen name of H(ector) H(ugh) Munro.

saki

¹

/ ˈsɑːkɪ /

noun

1. any of several small mostly arboreal New World monkeys of the genera Pithecia and Chiropotes, having long hair and a long bushy tail
2. another name for sake 2

Saki

²

/ ˈsɑːkɪ /

noun

1. pen name of (Hector Hugh) Munro

Word History and Origins

Origin of saki¹

1765–75; < French < Tupi sagui

Word History and Origins

Origin of saki¹

sense 1: C20: French, from Tupi saqi

Example Sentences

Laverdire derives Saguenay from the Montagnais saki-nip, "the rushing water."

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The saki has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.

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Such is the saki or rice wine of the Japanese, the tuba or sap of the coconut palm of the Filipinos and the pulqu of the Mexicans.

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She also places by the bed biscuits, matches, and a volume either of O. Henry or "Saki," or both.

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He divided the room into eight partitions, and in each placed one saki tub and waited its approach.

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