The story
- Powhatan · derived fromärähkun
- English todayraccoon
From arocoun (1608), from Powhatan ärähkun, from ärähkuněm (“he scratches with his hands”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
raccoon
Today it means: An omnivorous, nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, of the genus Procyon, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail. Full definition →
Powhatan ärähkun