quetzal

[ket-sahl]

quet·zal

[ket-sahl]
noun, plural quet·zals, quet·za·les [-sah-leys] .
1.
any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino (resplendent quetzal), the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
2.
a paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: Q.
Also, que·zal [ke-sahl] .


Origin:
1820–30; < American Spanish < Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird
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Quetzal is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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quetzal or quezal (ˈkɛtsəl, kɛˈsɑːl)
 
n , pl -zals, -zales
1.  Also called: resplendent trogon a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons)
2.  the standard monetary unit of Guatemala, divided into 100 centavos
 
[via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather]
 
quezal or quezal (ˈkɛtsəl, kɛˈsɑːl, -ˈsɑːlɛs)
 
n
 
[via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather]

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