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chachalaca
[ chah-chuh-lah-kuh; Spanish chah-chah-lah-kah ]
noun
, plural cha·cha·la·cas [chah-ch, uh, -, lah, -k, uh, z, chah-chah-, lah, -kahs].
- any of several slender guans of the genus Ortalis, of Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas, having loud, harsh cries.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chachalaca1
1850–55, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl: to chatter, especially of birds; compare Nahuatl chachalacametl the chachalaca
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