Meanings
plural kinkajous · alternative kincajou
- Potos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
Synonyms: honey bear, potto
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPotos flavus, a carnivorous mammal of Central America and South America with a long, prehensile tail, related to the raccoon.
More synonyms by meaning
nounarboreal fruit-eating mammal of tropical America with a long prehensile tail
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Algonquian
- Frenchquincajou
- Englishkinkajou
From French quincajou, from an Algonquian word, probably originally meaning ‘wolverine’ (compare Algonquin Kwingwaage, Ojibwe gwiingwa'aage (“wolverine”)), which was later transferred to the South American animal. Related to carcajou.
More words from French, Algonquian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian кинкажу
- кинкажу (kinkažu)Potos flavus
Catalan kinkajú
- kinkajúPotos flavus
Chinese Mandarin 蜜熊, 金絲猴 /金丝猴
- 蜜熊 (mìxióng)Potos flavus
- 金絲猴 /金丝猴 (jīnsīhóu)Potos flavus
Czech kynkažu
- kynkažuPotos flavus
Esperanto kinkajuo
- kinkajuoPotos flavus
Finnish kierteishäntäkarhu, kinkaju
- kierteishäntäkarhuPotos flavus
- kinkajuPotos flavus
French kinkajou
- kinkajouPotos flavus
German Wickelbär, Honigbär
- WickelbärPotos flavus
- HonigbärPotos flavus
Greek κερκολήπτης
- κερκολήπτης (kerkolíptis)Potos flavus
Italian cercoletto
- cercolettoPotos flavus
Japanese キンカジュー
- キンカジュー (kinkajū)Potos flavus
Korean 킨카주
- 킨카주 (kinkaju)Potos flavus
Polish kinkażu, kinkażu żółty
- kinkażuPotos flavus
- kinkażu żółtyPotos flavus
- wikławiecPotos flavus
- chwytaczPotos flavus
Portuguese jupará
- juparáPotos flavus
Romanian kinkaju
- kinkajuPotos flavus
Russian кинкажу́
- кинкажу́ (kinkažú)Potos flavus
Spanish chosna, cuchicuchi
- chosnaPotos flavus
- cuchicuchiPotos flavus
- cusumbíPotos flavus
- cusumboPotos flavus
- martillaPotos flavus
- martuchaPotos flavus
- mico de nochePotos flavus
- mico leónPotos flavus
- mono michiPotos flavus
- perro de montePotos flavus
Cite this entry
kinkajou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinkajou
“kinkajou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinkajou. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kinkajou,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kinkajou.
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