cuatá
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Tupi *kwatá. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.aˈta/ [kʊ.aˈta], (faster pronunciation) /kwaˈta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwɐˈta/
- Hyphenation: cu‧a‧tá
Noun
cuatá m (plural cuatás)
- spider monkey (genus Ateles)
- Synonym: macaco-aranha
Related terms
Further reading
- “cuatá”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cuatá”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026