tanuki
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tanuki (plural tanuki or tanukis)
- The raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides.
- Synonym: mangut
- (Japanese mythology) A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.
- The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: ta‧nu‧ki
Noun[edit]
tanuki
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
tanuki
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).
Noun[edit]
tanuki m (plural tanukis)
- raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides, a canid of East Asia)
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