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raccoon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɹəˈkuːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɹæˈkun/ (General-American)
• /ɹəˈkun/ (General-American)

Etymology

From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).

Meanings

1. An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.
2. The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
   • Before a fire upon a seat like a bedsted, he sat covered with a great robe, made of Rarowcun skinnes, and all the tayles hanging by. 1624, Iohn [i.e., John] Smith, The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles: […], London: […] I[ohn] D[awson] and I[ohn] H[aviland] for Michael Sparkes, →OCLC:
   • Thus we're presented with[…]a man who has the head of his penis bitten off by a raccoon, then bleeds to death in a forest. 2010 April 3, Charlie Brooker, “Screen Burn”, in The Guardian:
   • The Rackoone is a deepe furred beaſt, not much unlike a Badger, having a tayle like a Fox, as good meate as a Lambe; there is one of them in the Tovver. 1634, William Wood, “Of the Beasts that Live on the Land”, in New Englands Prospect. A True, Lively, and Experimentall Description of that Part of America, Commonly Called New England; […], London: […] Tho[mas] Cotes, for Iohn Bellamie, […], →OCLC, 1st part, page 22:
3. Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
4. Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
5. (broadly, proscribed) Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.

Forms

Deriveds

raccoon-berry · raccoon dog · raccoonish · raccoon oyster · raccoonlike · raccoon butterfly · pygmy raccoon · raccoon butterflyfish · raccoon tail · raccoonproof · coon · in a coon's age · crab-eating raccoon · raccoon roundworm · raccoonpox · coon dog · Cozumel raccoon · coonhound · raccoon fox · in a raccoon's age · Finn raccoon · raccoon eyes

Synonyms

coon (Procyon lotor) · northern raccoon (Procyon lotor) · common raccoon (Procyon lotor) · trash panda (Procyon lotor) · North American raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Translations (204)

ru ено́т-полоску́н (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · xpq áhsup (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ctu 'ejmech (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · bg миеща мечка (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cay sá꞉no꞉ʼ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fi supi (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · kic eeθepana (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lo ໝີລ້າງນ້ຳ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · vo räkun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · uk єно́т (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hy ջրարջ (any mammal of the genus Procyon) · haw lakuna (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · el ρακούν (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cku sawi (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · eo procionedo (any mammal of the family Procyonidae) · sv halvbjörn (any mammal of the family Procyonidae) · lb Wäschbier (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fla mhuyeʔ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nhx ma̱pachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lo ແລກຄູນ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · uma k̓aalás (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · vi gấu trúc Mỹ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · jmx máꞌa̱ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fo tváttarbjørn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lkt wičhítegleǧa (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · clm χáyk'ʷs (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · oj ᐁᐦᓯᐸᓐ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · am ሩኖ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr procyoniné (any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae) · oka mahúyaʔ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ay jaguachini (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cup ayamal (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · yi שאָפּ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · it procione (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hi रैकून (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · gd mathan-nighe (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · zos tzuyomo (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · es gato manglatero (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · id rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ari isAt (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lt meškėnas (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · th แร็กคูน (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · tos māpachīn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · css SaSran (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · gl mapache (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · frr Waskbeer (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · da vaskebjørn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nnt echsup (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · kla wacgin'a (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nhi mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · tr rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lkt wičhá (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · de Waschbär (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · quc kʼas (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fi pesukarhu (any mammal of the genus Procyon) · eo prociono (any mammal of the genus Procyon) · lou shawi (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · yua kʼuluʼ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · he רָקוּן (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · azg quixꞌoo (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ppl mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · miq suksuk (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nhn mapach (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · is þvottabjörn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · chr ᎬᏟ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lo ໜູລ້າງນ້ຳ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · moh atí꞉ron (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · umu éespan (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · wao tʰík'a (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · stp babook (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ru ено́т (any mammal of the genus Procyon) · alq esiban (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nhn mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · he דְּבִיבוֹן (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mus wotko (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ro ursuleț spălător (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nch mapachi (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · yue 浣熊 (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · es oso lavador (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · es mapache (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · yi יענאָט (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · xal енот (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ru ено́т (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · abe asban (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lv jenots (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nht mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cy racŵn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · kum хас (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lut bəlúps (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hu mosómedve (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · tl mapatse (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mic amaljigwej (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · unm nahënëm (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ko 아메리카너구리 (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · eo lav-urso (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · xtm maꞌa (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cho shaui (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sk mýval (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mia eehsipana (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · qu chincha mayuatu (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · et pesukaru (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ar رَاكُون (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · zpq xbanyoj (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · chy matšėškōme (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · az yenot (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fy waskbear (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · uz rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · see dzoʼä꞉gaʼ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · yur twegoh (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · io ratono (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ja アライグマ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nez k'ayk'áyoc (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sl rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ckb ڕاکوون (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ttc xpachaq' (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fa راکون (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sv halvbjörn (any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae) · ksk mikká (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cmn 浣熊 (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · es mapachín (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · omq-sjq XeqG (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sv tvättbjörn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · bg ено́т (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · az xəz (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · crn muajta (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sh rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ncj mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · osa mį́hkaa (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · de Schupp (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cs mýval (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · vi gấu mèo (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · it orsetto lavatore (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · la procyōn (any mammal of the genus Procyon) · es zorra manglera (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ncj mapach (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sv tvättbjörn (any mammal of the genus Procyon) · mic amaljugwej (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr procyonidé (any mammal of the family Procyonidae) · chc tcigne (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ko 미국너구리 (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ky жанат (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · apw tulį (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sq rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ga racún (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · pdc Ragguune (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr raton laveur (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · dsb šup (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mez ɛ·hsepan (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nv tábąąh mąʼii (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · sh ракун (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · be яно́т (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · csm pátkajy- (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · squ mélalus (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · cic shawiꞌ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · eo procioneno (any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae) · pim ärähkun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · lmw túṭe (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · coc nymaṣ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hy ջրարջ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · be ракун (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · af wasbeertjie (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · kk жанат (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr chaoui (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · oc raton lavaire (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr chat sauvage (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ngu mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mk раку́н (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ca os rentador (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nl wasbeer (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · wnw qarilit (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ka ენოტი (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr raton laveur commun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hy ջրարջ սովորական (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hur mélés (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fi puolikarhu (any mammal of the family Procyonidae) · af wasbeer (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · chr ᎬᎵ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · chl 'ayamal (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · too māpachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nci mapachihtli (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · tk ýanot (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · tfr shënã (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · pl szop (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · no vaskebjørn (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · paw icat (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · pt guaxinim (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · eo prociono (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · pot éspen (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nhw mapachi (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fi supimainen (any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae) · ja 洗熊 (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · hsb šup (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · trc caꞌuj (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ms rakun (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · ro raton (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · tub kata·l (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · eu mapatxe (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mpm maꞌan (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fr chat-chouage (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · nhe mapachin (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · mxb máꞌa̱ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · my ရက်ကွန်းဝံ (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · fi pesukarhu (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) · uk ракун (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor)

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