guacamaya

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Spanish

Guacamaya roja en la Selva Lacandona

Etymology

Variant of guacamayo.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwakaˈmaʝa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ɡwakaˈmaʃa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ɡwakaˈmaʒa/

  • Rhymes: -aʝa
  • Syllabification: gua‧ca‧ma‧ya

Noun

guacamaya f (plural guacamayas)

  1. (Central America, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela) macaw
  2. (Cuba, Honduras) candle bush (Senna alata)

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