RASSE

Etymology

From Malay?

Noun

rasse (plural rasses)

Viverricula indica, the small Indian civet.

Anagrams

• SASER, Sears, arses, rases, sarse, sears

Source: Wiktionary


Rasse, n. Etym: [Cf. Malay rasa taste, sensation.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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