quetzaln.

Brit.

/ˈk(w)ɛtsl/,

/kɛtˈsal/, U.S.

/kɛtˈsɑl/

Inflections: Plural quetzals, (in sense 2) quetzales.

Forms: 1800s– quesal, 1800s– quetzal, 1800s– quezal, 1900s– quetsal, 1900s– quetzel.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish quetzal.

Etymology: < Mexican Spanish quetzal (a1575 in the source translated in quot. 1800 at sense 1) < Nahuatl quetzalli a tail-feather of the bird called quetzaltototl ( < the combining form of quetzalli + tototl bird).Compare the following earlier use of the Nahuatl word in an English context:1625 tr. in S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. v. vii. 1096 Item, 80. handfuls of greene rich feathers, which they call Queçaly.

1. Any of several Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, the males of which are noted for their iridescent green plumage with red or yellow underparts; esp. (more fully resplendent quetzal) P. mocinno of Central America, the male of which has extremely long tail coverts, and which was venerated by the Aztecs.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > [noun] > member of family Trogonidae (trogon) > member of genus Pharomachrus (quetzal)

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1800 M. Keatinge tr. B. Díaz del Castillo True Hist. Conquest Mexico 366 These conditions they accepted and came in, bringing with them some trifling presents of gold, and feathers of the quetzal.

1827 J. Wilson Let. in Mem. (1859) iv. 124 That long-tailed fellow, the quezal from Vera Paz.

1864 G. R. Mathew Let. in Ld. Malmesbury Mem. Ex-Minister (1885) 586 One of the famed ‘quezals’, whose plumage under the Aztec Emperor was reserved for imperial wear.

1887 W. T. Brigham (title) Guatemala, the land of the quetzal.

1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations ii. 26 Above their heads a quetzal, bright emblem of his country, his lovely tail caught in a liquorice vine.

1961 Guardian 22 May 5/4 The quetzal is a bird of rainbow plumage which symbolises Central America.

1980 R. Howard & A. Moore Compl. Checklist Birds of World 222/2 Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal).

1994 Denver Post 18 Sept. a6/4 The resplendent quetzal's scarlet breast, iridescent blue-green wings and trailing 2-foot-long tailfeathers make it one of the most spectacular.

2. The principal monetary unit of Guatemala, introduced in 1925 and consisting of 100 centavos.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Central American coins

medio real1824

Mexican1827

toston1884

Mex1907

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1925 Evening State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 19 Jan. 4/8 The new monetary unit will be the ‘quetsal,’ equal to an American dollar.

1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 433 The coinage reform [in Guatemala] of 1924 created a new unit the quetzal in silver with subdivisions and with multiples in gold..on obverse the quetzal, a Central American bird of the parrot family.

2006 St. Cloud (Minnesota) Times (Nexis) 27 Apr. 5B The owners had their mortgage with a bank and an agricultural export company to whom they owed 2.5 million quetzales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quetzal
释义	quetzaln. Brit. /ˈk(w)ɛtsl/, /kɛtˈsal/, U.S. /kɛtˈsɑl/ Inflections: Plural quetzals, (in sense 2) quetzales. Forms: 1800s– quesal, 1800s– quetzal, 1800s– quezal, 1900s– quetsal, 1900s– quetzel. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish quetzal. Etymology: < Mexican Spanish quetzal (a1575 in the source translated in quot. 1800 at sense 1) < Nahuatl quetzalli a tail-feather of the bird called quetzaltototl ( < the combining form of quetzalli + tototl bird).Compare the following earlier use of the Nahuatl word in an English context:1625 tr. in S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. v. vii. 1096 Item, 80. handfuls of greene rich feathers, which they call Queçaly. 1. Any of several Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, the males of which are noted for their iridescent green plumage with red or yellow underparts; esp. (more fully resplendent quetzal) P. mocinno of Central America, the male of which has extremely long tail coverts, and which was venerated by the Aztecs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > [noun] > member of family Trogonidae (trogon) > member of genus Pharomachrus (quetzal) quetzal1800 1800 M. Keatinge tr. B. Díaz del Castillo True Hist. Conquest Mexico 366 These conditions they accepted and came in, bringing with them some trifling presents of gold, and feathers of the quetzal. 1827 J. Wilson Let. in Mem. (1859) iv. 124 That long-tailed fellow, the quezal from Vera Paz. 1864 G. R. Mathew Let. in Ld. Malmesbury Mem. Ex-Minister (1885) 586 One of the famed ‘quezals’, whose plumage under the Aztec Emperor was reserved for imperial wear. 1887 W. T. Brigham (title) Guatemala, the land of the quetzal. 1930 R. Macaulay Staying with Relations ii. 26 Above their heads a quetzal, bright emblem of his country, his lovely tail caught in a liquorice vine. 1961 Guardian 22 May 5/4 The quetzal is a bird of rainbow plumage which symbolises Central America. 1980 R. Howard & A. Moore Compl. Checklist Birds of World 222/2 Pharomachrus mocinno (Resplendent Quetzal). 1994 Denver Post 18 Sept. a6/4 The resplendent quetzal's scarlet breast, iridescent blue-green wings and trailing 2-foot-long tailfeathers make it one of the most spectacular. 2. The principal monetary unit of Guatemala, introduced in 1925 and consisting of 100 centavos. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > Central American coins medio real1824 Mexican1827 toston1884 Mex1907 quetzal1925 lempira1931 1925 Evening State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 19 Jan. 4/8 The new monetary unit will be the ‘quetsal,’ equal to an American dollar. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 433 The coinage reform [in Guatemala] of 1924 created a new unit the quetzal in silver with subdivisions and with multiples in gold..on obverse the quetzal, a Central American bird of the parrot family. 2006 St. Cloud (Minnesota) Times (Nexis) 27 Apr. 5B The owners had their mortgage with a bank and an agricultural export company to whom they owed 2.5 million quetzales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1800
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