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quetzal

quet·zal

UK/ˈkɛt.səl/ US/ˈkɛt.səl/ uncommon

noun

1.

the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos

2.

large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage

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Borrowed from Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli (“brightly colored tail feather, quetzal feather”), from quetza (“to raise, lift”); see also Classical Nahuatl quetzaltōtōtl (“quetzal bird”).

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