What is "macaca"

Macacus \Ma*ca"cus\, n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now usually called Macaca. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows. See also Macaca.

Macaca \Macaca\ prop. n. A genus of macaques including the rhesus monkey ( Macaca mulatta), much used in laboratory biomedical research. Formerly called Macacus.

Syn: genus Macaca.

monkey genus, Modern Latin, from Portuguese macaca, fem. of macaco, a name from an African language of the Congo.

Macaca may refer to:

• Macaca (genus), the macaque, a group of Old World monkey species
• Macaca (term), a word used by United States Senator George Allen in 2006

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"Macaca" is a direct translation for "female monkey" in the Portuguese language. The translation for "male monkey " (English) is "macaco" (Portuguese). In Portugal and Portuguese speaking countries, racists often call black people "macaco" or "macacos" (plural form) as an insult, because of their African origins. "Macaco" is also the Portuguese generic word to designate any kind of ape.