Araucana

American  

[ar-uh-kah-nuh] / ˌær əˈkɑ nə /

noun

1. any of numerous varieties of domestic chickens derived from South American wild fowl, noted for producing pale blue, green, or pinkish eggs.

2. a breed of Araucana, developed in the United States, having ear tufts and no tail.

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Etymology

Origin of Araucana

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish (Colombia), feminine of araucano; see Araucan

Example Sentences

The chickens are kept in two separate flocks, each containing three different breeds – Vega Brown, California White Leghorn, and Araucana, the last of which lays blue eggs, which are prized by bedazzled Berkeleyans.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 24, 2015

And at the movable chicken house, Brooklyn schoolchildren examined eggs, while Araucana, Silver Speckled Hamburg and Naked Neck breeds pecked at their feet.

From New York Times • May 27, 2010

This year she has also graced us with her Martha by Mail product catalog, each item--like the set of "Araucana egg soaps"--a homage to muted chic.

From Time Magazine Archive

She has six palatial homes, four Chow dogs, six Himalayan cats and nearly 150 Araucana chickens.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the Araucana, a globe, surrounded with a radiant sphere, is also miraculously supported in the air; and on this an enchanter shows to the Spaniards the extent of their dominions in the new world.

From The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem by Camões, Luís de