[ 'kɛts(ə)l , 'kwɛt- ]
■ noun
1》 a long-tailed tropical American bird with iridescent green plumage and typically red underparts. [ Pharomachrus mocinno and other species.]
2》 the basic monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.
Origin
C19: from Sp., from Aztec ~li 'brightly coloured tail feather'.