Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From French alouate, alouatte from Carib †aláoüata.
Definition of alouatte in US English:
alouatte
(also alouate)
nounaluːˈat
rare
A howler monkey (genus Alouatta).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From French alouate, alouatte from Carib † aláoüata.