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)

  1. raccoon (carnivore of the genus Procyon)
    Synonyms: (all obsolete) hespan, muskusrat, rakoen
    • 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: wasbeer
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