baboon

Senso (Inglese)

  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.

Traduzioni

βαβουίνος

babuí

cinocéfalo

μπαμπουίνος

mandril

بَابُون

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/bəˈbuːn/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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.

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