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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•ki1 (sak′ē, sä′kē),USA pronunciation n. - Mammalsany 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.
- Tupi sagui
- French
- 1765–75
- Winesake2.
Sa•ki (sä′kē),USA pronunciation n. - Biographicalpen name of H. H. Munro.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saki /ˈsɑːkɪ/ n - any of several small mostly arboreal New World monkeys of the genera Pithecia and Chiropotes, having long hair and a long bushy tail
another name for sake2
Etymology: sense 1: C20: French, from Tupi saqi sake1 /seɪk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- benefit or well-being:worked hard for the sake of her family.
- purpose;
end:art for art's sake.
sa•ke2 or sa•ké or sa•ki /ˈsɑki, -kɛ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Winea Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sake1 (sāk),USA pronunciation n. - cause, account, interest, or benefit:for the sake of all students.
- purpose or end:for the sake of appearances.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English sacu lawsuit, cause; cognate with German Sache thing, Old Norse sǫk lawsuit; akin to seek
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged regard, consideration, respect.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reason.
sa•ke2 (sä′kē),USA pronunciation n. - Winea Japanese fermented, mildly alcoholic beverage made from rice.
Also, sa′ké, saki. - Japanese sake(y), earlier *sakai
- 1680–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Saki /ˈsɑːkɪ/ n - pen name of (Hector Hugh) Munro1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sake /seɪk/ n - benefit or interest (esp in the phrase for (someone's or one's own) sake)
- the purpose of obtaining or achieving (esp in the phrase for the sake of (something))
- used in various exclamations of impatience, urgency, etc: for heaven's sake, for pete's sake
Etymology: 13th Century (in the phrase for the sake of, probably from legal usage): from Old English sacu lawsuit (hence, a cause); related to Old Norse sok, German Sache matter sake, saké, saki /ˈsækɪ/ n - a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice
Etymology: 17th Century: from Japanese |