jacana

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English

Irediparra gallinacea
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Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from a term jasaná in an undetermined Tupian language, perhaps Guaraní jasana.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /ˌd͡ʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /d͡ʒəˈkɑːnə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒækənə/, /ˌʒæsəˈnɑː/, /ˌd͡ʒæsəˈnɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːnə

Noun

jacana (plural jacanas)

  1. Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã.

Noun

jacana f (plural jacane)

  1. jacana