pesukarhu

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • raccoon, Procyon lotor
  • raccoon any species in the genus Procyon

Etymology

Compound from Finnish pesu (wash, washing) + Finnish karhu (bear, bear's, belonging to the taxonomic name P. ursinus)derived from German Waschbär (raccoon).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Waschbär

Gloss

raccoon

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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