English Explanatory Dictionary

quetzal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially a resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
  2. A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛt.səl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quetzal.wav /kɛtˈsɑl/

Word forms

quetzal quetzals quetzales

Etymology

From Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli (“brightly colored tail feather, quetzal feather”), from quetza (“to raise, lift”); see also Classical Nahuatl quetzaltōtōtl (“quetzal bird”).

Related words

centavo Quetzalcoatl mul:Q mul:GTQ

Translations

Catalan: quetzal Chinese Mandarin: 魁查爾 /魁查尔 Czech: kvesal Dutch: quetzal Finnish: ketsaali French: quetzal French: couroucou royal German: Quetzal K'iche': q’uq’ Mam: q’uq’ Marathi: केट्जाल Central Huasteca Nahuatl: ketsaltototl Classical Nahuatl: quetzaltototl Navajo: biʼééʼ dootłʼizhgo disxǫsígíí Pipil: ketzal Polish: kwezal Polish: quetzal Romanian: quetzal Romanian: cuezal Spanish: quetzal Yucatec Maya: kuk Yucatec Maya: kukuul
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