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.

Origin of guan

1
First recorded in 1735–45; from Latin American Spanish

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guan

/ (ɡwɑːn) /


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

Origin of guan

1
C18: from American Spanish

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