沐もっ猴こう

noun

monkey

Rare literary term for monkey, equivalent to 猿 (さる). Not used in everyday speech.

See also: 猿

• 「沐もっ猴こう」は古ふるい文ぶん献けんで猿さるを指さす言こと葉ばとして見みられる。

  The word 沐猴 is found in old texts as a term for monkey.