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carcajou

car·ca·jou
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-kuh-joo, -zhoo]
    • /ˈkɑr kəˌdʒu, -ˌʒu/
    • /ˈkɑːk.ə.dʒuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-kuh-joo, -zhoo]
    • /ˈkɑr kəˌdʒu, -ˌʒu/

Definitions of carcajou word

  • noun carcajou wolverine 3
  • noun carcajou wolverine (def 1). 1
  • noun carcajou Wolverine, a solitary, fierce member of the weasel family. 1

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Origin of carcajou

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < Canadian French < Montagnais kwa·hkwa·če·w, cognate with Cree kwi·hkwaha·ke·w; cf. quickhatch

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Parts of speech for Carcajou

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

carcajou popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

carcajou usage trend in Literature

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