raton

== Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈraton/ Rhymes: -aton Syllabification: ra‧ton === Noun === raton accusative singular of rato == Finnish == === Noun === raton genitive singular of ratto === Anagrams === Rotan, rotan, toran == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁa.tɔ̃/ === Etymology 1 === From rat +‎ -on. ==== Noun ==== raton m (plural ratons) young rat raccoon ===== Derived terms ===== raton laveur ===== Descendants ===== → Romanian: raton === Etymology 2 === The same as etymology 1. Attested since 1937. ==== Noun ==== raton m (plural ratons, feminine ratonne) (ethnic slur, very offensive) A North African, especially if Algerian: a greaseball, a dirty wog. Synonyms: crouille, bougnoule, bicot ===== Usage notes ===== The word has harsh connotations of racial violence (see ratonnade), particularly towards Algerians, the most famous example being the 1961 Paris massacre (where 40-300 Algerians were drowned or beaten to death amidst the Algerian War) ===== Derived terms ===== ratonnade ratonner === Further reading === “raton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === trôna == Ladin == === Verb === raton first-person plural present indicative of rater first-person plural present subjunctive of rater first-person plural imperative of rater == Middle English == === Noun === raton alternative form of ratoun == Old Dutch == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== rātōn genitive/dative singular of rāta dative plural of rāta === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== rāta ==== Noun ==== rātōn accusative singular of rāta nominative/accusative plural of rāta == Papiamentu == === Etymology === From Spanish ratón and Portuguese rato and Kabuverdianu ratu. === Noun === raton mouse == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French raton. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /raˈton/ === Noun === raton m (plural ratoni) raccoon Synonym: ursuleț spălător ==== Declension ====