talapoin

noun — 2 senses

noun

Etymology From French talapoin, from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).

A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face.

Buddhism, Lifestyle, Religion Archaic A Buddhist monk or priest.

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