ASK A QUESTION what does it mean when someone says that something is "de mono"? Does this mean that it is cute or that it is like a monkey?

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wbell

I'm reading Plaza del diamante by Mercé Rodoreda and have come across the following line: "Tenía unos ojitos de mono y llevaba una camisa blanca con rayitas azules..." What does "de mono" mean? Does it mean he has little monkey eyes or that his eyes are small and cute?

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Moe

Little Monkey Eyes??

When I think of monkey eyes, it is just the opposite, I think of large limpid eyes like a deer. How about this photo of monkey eyes

 

Monkey Eyes

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nizhoni1

Are they trying to say this guy is cute in an impish kind of way? If this is a love story I guess I could stare into eyes like those above as long as I ignored the hair on the back , arms, hands.......

One definition in this dictionary was "lovely" but I am not sure I can squeeze that in here.

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