kinkajou

English

WOTD – 19 September 2007

A kinkajou

Alternative forms

kincajou

Etymology

From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɪŋkəˌdʒuː/, /ˈkɪŋkəˌʒuː/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

kinkajou (plural kinkajous)

Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.

Synonyms

honey bear, potto

Translations

Potos flavus

Chinese:
Mandarin: 蜜熊 (mìxióng)
Czech: kynkažu m
Esperanto: kinkajuo
Finnish: kierteishäntäkarhu, kinkaju
French: kinkajou (fr) m
German: Wickelbär m, Honigbär m
Italian: cercoletto

Korean: 킨카주 (kinkaju)
Palantla Chinantec: hieh¹² hma²
Portuguese: jupará
Romanian: kinkaju m
Russian: кинкажу́ (ru) m (kinkažú)
Spanish: chosna f (Peru), cuchicuchi m (Venezuela), cusumbí m (Panama), cusumbo m (Ecuador), martilla (es) f (Costa Rica), martucha f (Mexico), mico de noche m (Nicaragua), mico león m (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), mono michi m (Bolivia), perro de monte m (Colombia)
Yucuna: kuʼujrí

French

Alternative forms

quincajou (obsolete)

Noun

kinkajou m (plural kinkajous)

kinkajou
(obsolete) wolverine

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