wasbeer

Dutch

Etymology

From wassen (“to wash”) +‎ beer (“bear”). Probably a loan translation of earlier German Waschbär.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsˌbeːr/, [ˈʋɑzbɪːr]
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Hyphenation: was‧beer
Rhymes: -ɑsbeːr

Noun

wasbeer m (plural wasberen, diminutive wasbeertje n)

raccoon
- 2008 July 9, "Wasbeer trekt verwoestend spoor door Belgische bossen", Het Laatste Nieuws.
  De wasberen leven vooral in de Ardennen.
  The raccoons predominantly live in the Ardennes.

Synonyms

hespan (obsolete)
muskuskat (obsolete)
rakoen (obsolete)

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