wasbeer

Dutch

Etymology

From wassen (“to wash”) +‎ beer (“bear”). Probably a calque of German Waschbär, itself a calque of translingual Ursus lotor.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wasbeer m (plural wasberen, diminutive wasbeertje n)

A raccoon, carnivore of the genus Procyon.
- 2008 July 9, “Wasbeer trekt verwoestend spoor door Belgische bossen”, in Het Laatste Nieuws:
  De wasberen leven vooral in de Ardennen.
  The raccoons predominantly live in the Ardennes.

Synonyms

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

Descendants

Afrikaans: wasbeer

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