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chachalaca

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[chah-chuh-lah-kuh, chah-chah-lah-kah] / ˌtʃɑ tʃəˈlɑ kə, ˌtʃɑ tʃɑˈlɑ kɑ /

noun

plural

chachalacas

  1. any of several slender guans of the genus Ortalis, of Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas, having loud, harsh cries.

Etymology

Origin of chachalaca

1850–55, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl: to chatter, especially of birds; compare Nahuatl chachalacametl the chachalaca

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