Saki Definition

säkē
sakis
noun
sakis
Any of several small omnivorous arboreal monkeys of the genera Pithecia and Chiropotes of northern and central South America, having long legs and a long bushy nonprehensile tail.
American Heritage

Alternative spelling of sake. (rice wine)

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Hector Hugh Munro
  • H. H. Munro
  • munro
  • rice beer
  • sake

Other Word Forms of Saki

Noun

Singular:
saki
Plural:
sakis

Origin of Saki

  • French shortening (given as a name to a species of saki by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon) of English sakee winkee, sakiwinki ultimately from Tupí sagui or a kindred Tupí-Guaraní source

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare French and Portuguese saki; probably from the native name.

    From Wiktionary

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