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saki

/sak-ee, sah-kee/US // ˈsæk i, ˈsɑ ki //UK // (ˈsɑːkɪ) //

萨基,崎,崎崎

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.

Examples

  • Laverdire derives Saguenay from the Montagnais saki-nip, "the rushing water."

  • The saki has neither pouches on the sides of his jaws, nor callosities on his posteriors.

  • Such is the saki or rice wine of the Japanese, the tuba or sap of the coconut palm of the Filipinos and the pulqu of the Mexicans.

  • She also places by the bed biscuits, matches, and a volume either of O. Henry or "Saki," or both.

  • He divided the room into eight partitions, and in each placed one saki tub and waited its approach.