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raccoon

name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəˈkuːn/
  • General-American: /ɹæˈkun/
  • General-American: /ɹəˈkun/
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  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːn
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE0 K UW1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Putnam County, Indiana.

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2

name

Meaning 2

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A number of places in the United States:

Four townships, one each in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under Raccoon Township.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

The common raccoon (Procyon lotor).

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Any mammal superficially resembling a raccoon, such as a raccoon dog.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, proscribed

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10

noun

Meaning 10

an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: racoon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: procyonid

Narrower terms: common raccoon, common racoon, coon, ringtail, Procyon lotor, crab-eating raccoon, Procyon cancrivorus

11

noun

Meaning 11

the fur of the North American racoon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fur, pelt

History

Etymology

From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).

Across languages

Translations

158 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: wasbeer — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Afrikaans: wasbeertjie — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Albanian: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Algonquin: esiban — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Amharic: ሩኖ (runo) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Western Apache: tulį — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Arabic: رَاكُون (rākūn) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Armenian: ջրարջ (ǰrarǰ) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Armenian: ջրարջ սովորական (ǰrarǰ sovorakan) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Aymara: jaguachini — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Azerbaijani: yenot — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Azerbaijani: xəz — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Basque: mapatxe — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Belarusian: яно́т (janót) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Belarusian: ракун (rakun) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Bulgarian: ено́т (enót) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Bulgarian: миеща мечка (miešta mečka) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Burmese: ရက်ကွန်းဝံ (rakkwan:wam) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Catalan: os rentador — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Catawba: tcigne — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Cayuga: sá꞉no꞉ʼ — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Cherokee: ᎬᎵ (gvli) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Cherokee: ᎬᏟ (gvtli) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Cheyenne: matšėškōme — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Chickasaw: shawi — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Chinese Cantonese: 浣熊 — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 浣熊 (huànxióng) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Choctaw: shaui — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Chol: 'ejmech — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Cocopa: nymaṣ — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Creek: wotko — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Czech: mýval — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Danish: vaskebjørn — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Dutch: wasbeer — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Esperanto: lav-urso — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Esperanto: prociono — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Estonian: pesukaru — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Faroese: tváttarbjørn — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Finnish: pesukarhu — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Finnish: supi — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • French: raton laveur commun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • French: raton laveur — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • French: chaoui — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • French: chat sauvage — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • French: chat-chouage — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • North Frisian: Waskbeer — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • West-Frisian: waskbear — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Galician: mapache — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Georgian: ენოტი (enoṭi) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • German: Waschbär — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • German: Schupp — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Greek: ρακούν (rakoún) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Hawaiian: lakuna — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Hebrew: דְּבִיבוֹן (dvivón) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Hebrew: רָקוּן (raqún) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Hindi: रैकून (raikūn) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Hungarian: mosómedve — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Icelandic: þvottabjörn — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Ido: ratono — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Indonesian: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Irish: racún — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Italian: procione — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Italian: orsetto lavatore — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Japanese: アライグマ (araiguma) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Japanese: 洗熊 (araiguma) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Kalmyk: енот (yenot) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Kansa: mikká — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Kazakh: жанат (janat) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • K'iche': kʼas — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Klamath-Modoc: wacgin'a — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Koasati: sawi — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Korean: 아메리카너구리 (amerikaneoguri) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Korean: 미국너구리 (migungneoguri) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Kumyk: хас (xas) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Central Kurdish: ڕاکوون (rakûn) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Kyrgyz: жанат (janat) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lakota: wičhítegleǧa — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lakota: wičhá — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lao: ຫນູລ້າງນ້ໍາ (nū lāng nam) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lao: ຫມີລ້າງນ້ໍາ (mī lāng nam) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lao: ແລກຄູນ (lǣk khūn) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Latvian: jenots — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lithuanian: meškėnas — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Louisiana Creole: shawi — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lushootseed: bəlúps — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Luxembourgish: Wäschbier — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Macedonian: раку́н (rakún) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Malay: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Mi'kmaq: amaljugwej — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Mi'kmaq: amaljigwej — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Miskito: suksuk — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Central Sierra Miwok: pátkajy- — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Mohawk: atí꞉ron — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Montana Salish: mhuyeʔ — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Munsee: é·span — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Navajo: tábąąh mąʼii — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Nez Perce: k'ayk'áyoc — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Norwegian: vaskebjørn — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Occitan: raton lavaire — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Southern Ohlone: SaSran — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Ojibwe: ᐁᐦᓯᐸᓐ (esiban) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Osage: mį́hkaa — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Pawnee: icat — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Pennsylvania German: Ragguune — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Persian: راکون (râkon) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Polish: szop — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Portuguese: guaxinim — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Powhatan: ärähkun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Quechua: chincha mayuatu — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Romanian: raton — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Romanian: ursuleț spălător — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Russian: ено́т (jenót) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Russian: ено́т-полоску́н (jenót-poloskún) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Scottish Gaelic: mathan-nighe — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Seneca: dzoʼä꞉gaʼ — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Serbo-Croatian: ракун — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Serbo-Croatian: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Slovak: mýval — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Slovene: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Lower Sorbian: šup — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Upper Sorbian: šup — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Spanish: mapache — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Spanish: oso lavador — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Spanish: zorra manglera — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Spanish: gato manglatero — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Spanish: mapachín — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Squamish: mélalus — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Swedish: tvättbjörn — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Tagalog: mapatse — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Thai: แร็กคูน (rɛ́k-kuun) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Turkish: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Turkmen: ýanot — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Ukrainian: єно́т (jenót) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Ukrainian: ракун (rakun) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Unami: nahënëm — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Uzbek: rakun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Vietnamese: gấu mèo — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Vietnamese: gấu trúc Mỹ — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Volapük: räkun — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Welsh: racŵn — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Wintu: qarilit — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Yiddish: שאָפּ (shop) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Yiddish: יענאָט (yenot) — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Yucatec Maya: kʼuluʼ — nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor
  • Armenian: ջրարջ (ǰrarǰ) — any mammal of the genus Procyon
  • Esperanto: prociono — any mammal of the genus Procyon
  • Finnish: pesukarhu — any mammal of the genus Procyon
  • Latin: procyōn — any mammal of the genus Procyon
  • Russian: ено́т (jenót) — any mammal of the genus Procyon
  • Swedish: tvättbjörn — any mammal of the genus Procyon
  • Esperanto: procioneno — any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae
  • Finnish: supimainen — any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae
  • French: procyoniné — any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae
  • Swedish: halvbjörn — any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae
  • Esperanto: procionedo — any mammal of the family Procyonidae
  • Finnish: puolikarhu — any mammal of the family Procyonidae
  • French: procyonidé — any mammal of the family Procyonidae
  • Swedish: halvbjörn — any mammal of the family Procyonidae
Real reading context

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