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carcajou
[kahr-kuh-joo, -zhoo]
carcajou
/ -ˌʒuː, ˈkɑːkəˌdʒuː /
noun
a North American name for wolverine
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carcajou1
1695–1705; < Canadian French < Montagnais kwa·hkwa·če·w, cognate with Cree kwi·hkwaha·ke·w; quickhatch
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carcajou1
C18: from Canadian French, from Algonquian karkajou
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Example Sentences
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The wolverine is also known under other fancy names, the most common of which is "carcajou".
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This animal, which is called wolverene in this country, and carcajou by the Canadians, is about three feet long, and of a dark-brown color.
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Jean repeated, as the troubled face of Beaulieu turned to the old partner he respected, "don' let de carcajou keel you for de grub."
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The Indians call them carcajous, which means "the gluttons."
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The French trapper rumbles out some maledictions on le sacr� carcajou.
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