carcajou

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French carcajou, probably from the same Algonquian source as (certainly related to) kinkajou.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/

Noun

carcajou (plural carcajous)

1. Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)

Anagrams

• carjacou

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.ka.ʒu/

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Noun

carcajou m (plural carcajous)

1. wolverine

   Synonym: glouton

2. (Canada, colloquial) a person who is fierce or otherwise displays the characters of a wolverine

Descendants

• → English: carcajou
• → Portuguese: carcaju

Further reading

• “carcajou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.