English Explanatory Dictionary

chachalaca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.

Pronunciation

chä′-chə-lä′-kə /ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/

Word forms

chachalaca chachalacas

Etymology

Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).

Derived words

buff-browed chachalaca Ortalis superciliaris Chaco chachalaca Ortalis canicollis chestnut-winged chachalaca Ortalis garrula Colombian chachalaca Ortalis columbiana grey-headed chachalaca Ortalis cinereiceps little chachalaca Ortalis motmot plain chachalaca Ortalis vetula rufous-bellied chachalaca Ortalis wagleri rufous-headed chachalaca Ortalis erythroptera rufous-vented chachalaca Ortalis ruficauda speckled chachalaca chestnut-headed chachalaca East Brazilian chachalaca scaled chachalaca Ortalis guttata West Mexican chachalaca Ortalis poliocephala white-bellied chachalaca Ortalis leucogastra
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