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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeɾˈkan/
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: cher‧cán
Noun
chercán m (plural chercanes)
- house wren
1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 35:El Colocolo es un pajarillo negro del tamaño de un chercán. Su vecindad es peligrosa, pues si a un individuo le bebe la saliva, éste muere irremediablemente.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)