magot

1. (masculine) the Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar
2. (masculine) a seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form
3. (colloquial, masculine) an ugly man

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.ɡo/

Etymology

Unknown/uncertain origin.

Concepts

hoard

Barbary ape

Macaca sylvana

magot

Barbary monkey

ape of Barbary

barbary macaque

Synonyms

macaque berbère

macaque de barbarie

magot commun

magot d’Ouzoud

singe de Gibraltar

singe de barberie

singe de berberie

singe magot

macaca sylvana

Translations

gruzzolo

bertuccia

Berberaffe

θησαυρός

απόθεμα

magot

scorta

Magot

Macaca sylvana

Macaca sylvanus

Macaca sylvana

Simia sylvanus

Vorrat

maguet

Hort