baardaap

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Dutch[edit]

Een baardaap
A lion-tailed macaque

Etymology[edit]

From baard (beard) +‎ aap (monkey).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaːrt.aːp/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: baard‧aap

Noun[edit]

baardaap m (plural baardapen, diminutive baardaapje n)

  1. the lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
    Synonym: wanderoe
  2. (humorous or derogatory) someone with a (large) beard [from early 20th c.]