magot

magot (1)

Meaning

Noun

  • The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria and Morocco along with a small population of uncertain origin in Gibraltar.
  • A seated oriental figurine, usually of porcelain or ivory, of a grotesque form

Origin

  • From French

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