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noun, masculine

mapache

/maˈpat͡ʃe/

noun, masculine/maˈpat͡ʃe/plural: mapaches

raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America); electoral thief or fraudster

Synonyms: oso lavador

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl māpach, māpachin (“raccoon, thief”), from māpachoā (“to seize, lay hold”).