transcription, транскрипция: [ ket-ˈsäl, -ˈsal ]
noun
( plural quetzals or quet·za·les -ˈsä-(ˌ)lās, -ˈsa-)
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
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quetzal 1
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