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carcajou

/ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/

carcajou noun: synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family).

Noun

carcajou (plural carcajous)

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

Synonyms of carcajou

Forms of carcajou

pluralcarcajous

Origin of carcajou

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

Questions about carcajou

What does carcajou mean?
Carcajou means synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family).
What part of speech is carcajou?
Carcajou is a noun.
How do you pronounce carcajou?
Carcajou is pronounced /ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/.
What is the plural of carcajou?
The plural of carcajou is carcajous.

Words near carcajou in the dictionary

  1. carbynic
  2. carbynium
  3. carbyniums
  4. carcade
  5. carcades
  6. carcajou
  7. carcajous
  8. carcake
  9. carcakes
  10. Carcalgong
  11. Carcamo

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