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quet⋅zal

  [ket-sahl]
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–noun, plural -zals, -za⋅les  [-sah-leys] .
1. any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, esp. 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; < AmerSp < Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird
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quet·zal   (kět-säl')   
n.   pl. quet·zals or quet·za·les (-sä'lās)

  1. A Central American bird (Pharomachrus mocino) that has brilliant bronze-green and red plumage and, in the male, long flowing tail feathers.

  2. See Table at currency.


[American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli, large brilliant tail feather.]
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