guan

[ gwahn ]

noun

1. a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.

guan

/ ɡwɑːn /

noun

1. any gallinaceous bird of the genera Penelope, Pipile, etc, of Central and South America: family Cracidae (curassows)

Word History and Origins

Origin of guan¹

First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin American Spanish

Word History and Origins

Origin of guan¹

C18: from American Spanish

Example Sentences

A hen-like Andean guan and her chicks were perched on a high branch.

From New York Times

It has licences to reintroduce the tapir, the red macaw, the woolly spider monkey and two spectacular birds, the solitary tinamou and the black-fronted piping guan.

From The Guardian

Endangered animal species such as the spectacled bear – which inspired the Paddington Bear children’s stories – and the white-winged guan are under threat from the blazes.

From The Guardian

Like curassows, guans are in great measure of arboreal habit.

From Project Gutenberg

The Chinese have an expression, “shao guan xian shi,” which translates roughly as “Don’t get involved if it’s not your business.”

From BusinessWeek