chachalaca

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English

A chachalaca (Ortalis ruficauda)
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Etymology

Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).

Noun

chachalaca (plural chachalacas)

  1. Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.

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Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃat͡ʃaˈlaka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: cha‧cha‧la‧ca

Noun

chachalaca f (plural chachalacas)

  1. chachalaca (a type of bird)
  2. (colloquial, Mexico, Central America) babbler, yapper
  3. (colloquial, Guatemala) chatter
  4. (colloquial, El Salvador) chatty (said of a person)

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