guaxinim
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Old Tupi gûasunĩ.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ĩ
- Hyphenation: gua‧xi‧nim
Noun
[edit]guaxinim m (plural guaxinins)
- raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor)
- Synonym: rato-lavadeiro
- any mammal of the genus Procyon
Usage notes
[edit]- The gender of this Portuguese word is always masculine. When the gender of the being itself must be specified, use “guaxinim-macho” for male, and “guaxinim-fêmea” for female.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- guaxinim on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- “guaxinim”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “guaxinim”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024