mapache

Spanish

mapache

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl māpach, māpachin (“raccoon, thief”), from māpachoā (“to seize, lay hold”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈpat͡ʃe/
Rhymes: -atʃe

Noun

mapache m (plural mapaches)

(mammals) raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America)
(Politics, Mexico) electoral thief or fraudster

Synonyms

oso lavador

Descendants

Basque: mapatxe

Further reading

“mapache” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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