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chachalaca

/ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chacha-la-ca
IPA
/ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.

Etymology

Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: chachalaca, chachalacani

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/

Inflected Forms

chachalacas (plural)

Phrases

buff-browed chachalaca Ortalis superciliaris Chaco chachalaca Ortalis canicollis chestnut-winged chachalaca Ortalis garrula Colombian chachalaca Ortalis columbiana

Rhymes With

osaka dhaka kaka baka shaka haka maka caca moussaka maraca pataca

Questions

How do you pronounce chachalaca?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/.
What does chachalaca mean?
Any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.
Where does chachalaca come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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