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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quet•zal (ket säl′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zals, -za•les (-sä′lās).USA pronunciation - Birdsany of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, esp. P. mocino (resplendent quetzal), the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
- Currencya paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbr.: Q.
Also, que•zal (ke säl′).USA pronunciation - Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird
- American Spanish
- 1820–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quetzal /ˈkɛtsəl/, quezal /kɛˈsɑːl/ n ( pl -zals, -zales / -ˈsɑːlɛs/)- Also called: resplendent trogon a crested bird, Pharomachrus mocinno, of Central and N South America, which has a brilliant green, red, and white plumage and, in the male, long tail feathers: family Trogonidae, order Trogoniformes (trogons)
- the standard monetary unit of Guatemala, divided into 100 centavos
Etymology: via American Spanish from Nahuatl quetzalli brightly coloured tail feather |