quetzal
英 ['kets(ə)l; 'kwet-]
美[kɛt'sɑl]
- n. 绿咬鹃；格查尔（危地马拉货币单位）
词态变化
复数: quetzales; quetzals;
英英释意
- 1. the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
- 2. large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
英文词源
- quetzal (n.)
- central American bird with brilliant plumage, 1827, from Spanish quetzal, from Aztec quetzalli the bird name, literally "tail-feather."