/chah'cheuh lah"keuh/ ; Sp. /chah'chah lah"kah/ , n. , pl. chachalacas /-keuhz/ ; Sp. /-kahs/ .
any of several slender guans of the genus Ortalis, of Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas, having loud, harsh cries.
[ 1850-55, Amer.; chachalacametl the chachalaca ]