How to Say "ape" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “ape” is “mono” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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nounA1
general term for primates
Examples
El mono come plátanos muy rápido en el zoológico.
The monkey eats bananas very quickly at the zoo.
Dicen que el mono es el animal más inteligente del bosque.
They say the monkey is the most intelligent animal in the forest.
Feminine Form
To talk about a female monkey, you use 'la mona', though 'el mono' can refer to the species generally.
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