- raccoon (n.)
[raccoon 词源字典]
- also racoon, c. 1600, arocoun, from Algonquian (Powhatan) arahkun, from arahkunem "he scratches with the hands." Early forms included Capt. John Smith's raugroughcum. In Norwegian, vaskebjørn, literally "wash-bear."[raccoon etymology, raccoon origin, 英语词源]