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noun, masculine

talapoin

/ta.la.pwɛ̃/

noun, masculine/ta.la.pwɛ̃/plural: talapoins

talapoin (monkey in the genus Miopithecus); Buddhist monk or priest, particularly in Burma or Thailand

Borrowed from Portuguese talapão, from Mon တၠဳ ပိုဲ (tloe poi, “our lord”).