quetzal
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Etymology [edit]
From Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli (“brightly colored tail feather, quetzal feather”), from quetza (“to raise, lift”). The Classical Nahuatl term for the quetzal bird proper was quetzaltōtōtl.
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quetzal (plural quetzals)
- A trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially the resplendent quetzal Pharomacrus mocinno, with very long tail feathers, found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
- A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.
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quetzal bird
monetary unit
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Spanish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Classical Nahuatl quetzalli (“quetzal feather”), the term for the quetzal bird proper was quetzaltōtōtl.
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Noun [edit]
quetzal m (plural quetzales)
