papio

1 of 2

noun (1)

pa·​pio

ˈpä(ˌ)pyō

variants or less commonly papiopio

ˈpäpyōˌpyō

plural papio or papios

Hawaii

: a young ulua

Papio

2 of 2

noun (2)

Pa·​pio

ˈpāpēˌō

: a genus consisting of the typical baboons

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Hawaiian

Noun (2)

New Latin, from Medieval Latin, baboon, probably of baby-talk origin like Latin papa, pappa food, father

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