tanuki

English

A tanuki or raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

Raccoon dog

Alternative forms

• tanooki

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /təˈnʊkɪ/
• IPA^(key): /tɑˈnuki/
• Rhymes: -ʊki, -uːki
• Hyphenation: ta‧nuki

Noun

tanuki (plural tanuki or tanukis)

1. the raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides
2. (Japanese mythology) A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.

Synonyms

• (raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides): mangut

Anagrams

• Kutina

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧nu‧ki

Noun

tanuki

1. a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

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Japanese

Romanization

tanuki

1. Rōmaji transcription of たぬき
2. Rōmaji transcription of タヌキ

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɐnuˈki/

Noun

tanuki m (plural tanukis)

1. raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides, a canid of East Asia)