baboon

Significado (Inglés)

1. An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
2. (colloquial, derogatory) A foolish or boorish person.

Sinónimos

ape

🐒

chimpanzee

drill

mandrel

monkey

🐒

Traducións

babouin

Pavian

babbuino

baviaan

babuino

babuíno

şebek

βαβουίνος

babuí

cinocéfalo

mandril

μπαμπουίνος

bugio

mandril

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/bəˈbuːn/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: babewin

Relativo a alemán: Bäppe

Relativo a Middle High German: beffen

Relativo a Middle English: baffen

In summary

From Middle English babewin, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”), of West Germanic origin, related to dialectal German Bäppe (“lips; muzzle”), Middle High German beffen (“to bark”), Middle English baffen (“to bark”). See also baff, baffle.