mapache
Spanish, noun/maˈpat͡ʃe/
mapache is spelled M-A-P-A-C-H-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mapache is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “raccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mamífero carnívoro americano. Es pequeño poco mayor y más grueso que un gato, de pelo medianamente largo y de…”.
What does mapache mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineraccoon (nocturnal omnivore living in Northern America)
- 2
Mexicomasculineelectoral thief or fraudster
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mamífero carnívoro americano. Es pequeño poco mayor y más grueso que un gato, de pelo medianamente largo y de color gris plateado, más oscuro en centro del lomo, el pelo de las extremidades casi blancas, cola larga y anillada y una característica mancha de pelo negro que va desde cada mejilla a cada ojo y recuerda a un antifaz.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mapache
- mapaches plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mapache?
- /maˈpat͡ʃe/
- [maˈpa.t͡ʃe]
- [maˈpat͡ʃe]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mapache
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mapache in Spanish?
mapache appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).