mapache

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Galician

mapache

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈpat͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: ma‧pa‧che

Noun

mapache m (plural mapaches)

  1. (zoology) raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America)
    Synonym: osiño lavador

Further reading

Spanish

mapache

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈpat͡ʃe/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Syllabification: ma‧pa‧che

Noun

mapache m (plural mapaches)

  1. (zoology) raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America)
    Synonym: oso lavador
  2. (politics, Mexico) electoral thief or fraudster

Descendants

  • → Basque: mapatxe

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