sagui

See also: sagüi

Portuguese

Um sagui

Alternative forms

• sagüi (pre-1990 spelling)
• saguim, sauí, sauim, soim, sonhim, xauim

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Tupi sagûi.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈɡwi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈɡwi/ [sɐˈɣwi]

Noun

sagui m (plural saguis)

1. marmoset (any of several species of small, long-tailed monkeys)
   • 2022 March 10, L P Baçan, Contos, Causos e Piadas Caipiras‎^[1], Editora Bibliomundi, →ISBN:

     O sagui, para quem não sabe, é um macaco pequeno, de cauda comprida, muito comum antigamente.

     The marmoset, for those who don't know, is a small monkey with a long tail, very common in the past.

References

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN