Wow-wow

//ˈwaʊwaʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A gibbon, especially the silvery gibbon or the agile gibbon.

Etymology

From Malay wauwau or Javanese wâwâ, imitative of the animal's call.

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