Etymology

cacomistle

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Today it means: Any member of the species Bassariscus sumichrasti, an arboreal relative of the racoon (and other procyonids). Full definition →

Spanish cacomixtle ← Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli
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  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromtlahcomiztli
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromcacomixtle
  3. English todaycacomistle

Borrowed from Spanish cacomixtle, itself borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlahcomiztli.

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