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chachalaca

chac·ha·laca

US/ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/ uncommon

noun

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slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds

Origin

Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).

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