Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carcajou

/ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-ca-jou
IPA: /ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)

Etymology

Borrowed from French carcajou, probably from the same Algonquian source as (certainly related to) kinkajou.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: carcajou, -

Inflected Forms

carcajous (plural)

Synonyms

wolverine skunk bear gulo luscus

Questions

How do you pronounce carcajou?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/.
What does carcajou mean?: Synonym of wolverine (a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family)
Where does carcajou come from?: It is traced to French.

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