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."
rabble-rouser
Rabelaisian
rabid
rabidity
rabies
raccoon
race
race-course
race-horse
raceme
racer
