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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huāctzin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oaˈθin/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /oaˈsin/
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: ho‧a‧cín
Noun
hoacín m (plural hoacines)
- hoatzin
- Synonyms: (Llanos) chenchena, (Peru) shansho, (Venezuela) guacharaca de agua