simio
/ˈsimjo/ · B2 · noun · m
ape
🐒 sounds like SEE-me-oh: 'See me, oh!' shouts the ape
Spanish simio comes from Latin simius, from simus 'snub-nosed'. Link the sound 'SEE-myo' to English 'simian', which means ape-like and comes from the same Latin root.