Polyglot Dictionary

Waschbär

/ˈvaʃˌbɛːɐ̯/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Waschbären

Meaning

  1. raccoon

    Built from waschen (to wash) + Bär (bear).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • waschen to wash
  • Bär bear

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

raton laveur

raton laveur is the French word for the same thing — both mean "raccoon."

Portuguese

guaxinim

guaxinim is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "raccoon."

Practice

1 What does Waschbär mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ein ___ durchwühlte den Müll.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Waschbär?

nouncompound

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