[syn: sake, saki, rice beer]
3. small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sake \Sa"ke\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n.
a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.
[Also spelled saki.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from
the native name.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the
genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail
which is not prehensile.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The black saki (Pithecia satanas), the white-headed
(Pithecia leucocephala), and the red-backed, or
hand-drinking, saki (Pithecia chiropotes), are among
the best-known.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n.
The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is
usually spelled sake.
[1913 Webster +PJC] Sakieh
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Saki
n 1: British writer of short stories (1870-1916) [syn: Munro,
H. H. Munro, Hector Hugh Munro, Saki]
2: Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually
served hot [syn: sake, saki, rice beer]
3: small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long
hair and bushy nonprehensile tail