carcajou

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/
  • Plural: IPA(key): /ˈkɑːkəˌʒuːz/

Noun

carcajou (plural carcajous)

  1. Wolverine, a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.ka.ʒu/

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
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