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carcajou

/ˈkɑːkəˌʒu/

Where it comes from

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

noun carcajous

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

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@misc{carcajou_2026,
  title = {carcajou},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carcajou},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}