woodchuck

Betekenis (Engels)

A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

Sinonieme

groundhog

marmot

chuck

Marmota monax

rockchuck

whistle pig

Vertalings

marmotte

marmot

marmota

Waldmurmeltier

Murmeltier

αρκτόμυς

marmotta

marmota canadiense

marmotta americana

marmota

marmotte commune

marmota monax

siffleux

-e

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈwʊd.t͡ʃʌk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Cree ocêk, otchek (“fisher”), borrowed from Ojibwe ojiig (“fisher, marten”), or a similar term in a related Algonquian language, subsequently reapplied to the groundhog.
An earlier form of this word, woodshock, still sometimes designates the marten. Also a doublet of wejack.