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talapoin

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæləˌpɔɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tal′ə poin′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tal•a•poin (tal′ə poin′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalsa small, yellowish guenon monkey,Micropithecus (Cercopithecus)talapoin, of western Africa.
  • Montɔelaʔ p n (writtentīla puin) Buddha, literally, the Lord of Merit (Old Montirlaa’ lord + Palipuñña merit)
  • French, special use (origin, originally jocular) oftalapoin Buddhist monk
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
talapoin/ˈtæləˌpɔɪn/n
  1. the smallest of the guenon monkeys,Cercopithecus talapoin, of swampy central W African forests, having olive-green fur and slightly webbed digits
  2. (in Myanmar and Thailand)a Buddhist monk
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, literally: Buddhist monk, from Portuguesetalapão, from Montala pōi our lord; originally jocular, from the appearance of the monkey
'talapoin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Old World monkey
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