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The mighty Algonquian Chief Powhatan spoke the word as arahkun, from arahkunem, meaning "he scratches with hands". Captain John Smith's version was raugroughcum. In the early 1600s, it became the English word arocoun and evolved into racoon OR raccoon.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe word "raccoon" was adopted into English from the native Powhatan term, as used in the Virginia Colony. It was recorded on Captain John Smith's list of Powhatan words as aroughcun, and on that of William Strachey as arathkone.
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∙ 13y agoThe word raccoon was adopted into English from the native Powhatan term, as used in the Virginia Colony. It was recorded on Captain John Smith's list of Powhatan words as Aroughcun.
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∙ 14y agofrom the Algonquin Indian word: aroughcun
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∙ 13y agoAlso spelt racoon, first English attest circa 1600, arocoun, from Algonquian (Powhatan) arahkun, from arahkunem (literal) "he scratches with the hands."
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Is raccoon a pronoun?
No, the word 'raccoon' is a noun, a word for a type of mammal; a word for a living thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. The pronoun that takes the place of the noun raccoon is it (unless you know the gender of the raccoon, then it's he and him, or she and her).Example: A raccoon got into the trash can. It spread the contents all over the yard.
What is the English word for aroughcun?
raccoon
What language did the word raccoon come from?
Arabic
What is the origin of the word ballot?
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
What is the origin of the word montage?
The origin is from french
What is the origin for the word raccoon?
From the Powhatan language 'Arakhunem' meaning 'he who scrathes with hands'
Origin of the word raccoon?
American Indian in origin- from the Virginia branch of the Algonquin nation. Yes, that was Pocahontas' tribe. It's name meant "one who rubs with it's hands".
What is the word for sending a raccoon into a tree?
The word is to tree a raccoon.
What part of speech is the word raccoon?
Raccoon is a noun.
Is raccoon a pronoun?
No, the word 'raccoon' is a noun, a word for a type of mammal; a word for a living thing.A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. The pronoun that takes the place of the noun raccoon is it (unless you know the gender of the raccoon, then it's he and him, or she and her).Example: A raccoon got into the trash can. It spread the contents all over the yard.
What is Arabic for raccoon?
ركّوون or راكون - literally "rakawn" or "raakun" is the Arabic word for raccoon.
A word with double c in it?
raccoon
What is this word when it is unscrambled canroco?
raccoon.
What is the English word for aroughcun?
raccoon
How do you use the word raccoon in a sentence?
"The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal, native to North America."
What language did the word raccoon come from?
Arabic
A word starting with the letter K meaning a member of the raccoon family?
A kinkajou is a member of the raccoon family.
