sagui
The English phrase titi refers to any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae in Portuguese. The default form is sagui.
sagui is a noun used to identify monkeys belonging to the Callicebinae subfamily.
Meaning: any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae (noun)
Did you know?
- The Portuguese word sagui is sometimes used colloquially to describe a person who is very agile or restless, much like the movements of the monkey.
- The word sagui was recorded in a ship's logbook as early as 1511, making it one of the oldest non-European words documented by Portuguese explorers in the Americas.
- Some species of sagui exhibit a rare social behavior where the father and older siblings provide most of the care for the infants rather than the mother.
Examples in context
- Boa tarde, Titiazinha!Good afternoon, dear aunt!
- Oi, Titi! Tudo bem?Hi, Titi! How are you?
Example conversation
Camila and Gabriel are visiting a zoo.
- CamilaOlhe, Gabriel! Aquele animal é um sagui.Look, Gabriel! That animal is a titi monkey.
- GabrielEle é realmente pequeno e rápido.It is really small and fast.
- CamilaO sagui gosta de comer frutas.The titi monkey likes to eat fruits.
- GabrielEle parece bem feliz aqui.He seems very happy here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries sagui, CC BY-SA 4.0.
