carcajou

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kär′kə jo̅o̅′, -zho̅o̅′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
car•ca•jou  (kär′kə jo̅o̅′, -zho̅o̅′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mammalswolverine (def. 1).
  • Montagnais kwa·hkwa·če·w, cognate with Cree kwi·hkwaha·ke·w; compare quickhatch
  • Canadian French
  • 1695–1705

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
carcajou /ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː; -ˌʒuː/ n
  1. a North American name for wolverine
Etymology: 18th Century: from Canadian French, from Algonquian karkajou
'carcajou' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kinkajou - quickhatch - wolverine

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