n.
Pronunciation: ket- ' säl, - ' sal
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural quetzals or quet · za · les \ - ' sä-( ˌ )l ā s, - ' sa- \
Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli tail coverts of the quetzal
Date: 1827
1 : a Central American trogon ( Pharomachrus mocinno ) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts
2 plural quetzales ― see MONEY table
quetzal