mapache

Meaning

1. (masculine) raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America)
2. (Mexico, masculine) electoral thief or fraudster

Concepts

raccoon

🦝

raccoons

racoon

coon

common raccoon

racoons

Procyon lotor

common racoon

racoon dog

raccoon-dog

washing bear

raccoon dog

washing-bear

ringtail

Synonyms

oso lavador

🦝

mapache común

coatí

osito lavador

perrilla

racoon

racoon común

uta

perro del raccon chino

perro mapache

perro pescador

perro proción

perro viverrino

tanuki

gato manglatero

zorra manglera

Procyon Lotor

osito lavador

macarrón

ratón lavandero

🦝

tejón

Translations

Waschbär

🦝

raton laveur

🦝

wasbeer

🦝

procione

🦝

ós rentador

guaxinim

🦝

orsetto lavatore

🦝

rakun

🦝

raton

راكونات

procioni

ρακούν

Procyon lotor

raton laveur commun

Hyphenated as

ma‧pa‧che

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maˈpat͡ʃe/

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl: māpach

In summary

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl māpach, māpachin (“raccoon, thief”), from māpachoā (“to seize, lay hold”).