guacharaca

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Noun

guacharaca (plural guacharacas)

  1. A bird, Ortalis ruficauda.
    Synonyms: cocrico, rufous-vented chachalaca
  2. (music) A percussion instrument in the form of a partly hollowed tube with ridges carved in its outer surface, played with a wire fork.

Spanish

Etymology

From Cumanagoto language.

Noun

guacharaca f (plural guacharacas)

  1. any bird of the genus Ortalis
    Synonym: chacalaca

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Murui Huitoto: vatarago

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