quetzal

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɛt.səl/    美 /ˈkɛt.səl/|/kɛtˈsɑl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any trogon of the genus Pharomacrus, especially a resplendent quetzal (Pharomacrus mocinno), which has very long tail feathers and is found in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
    — Included among the images that Rigoberta Menchú uses in order to subtly convey her people's ethnicity is an image of Guatemala as the "land of the quetzal."
  2. A monetary unit used in Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos.
    — In 2002 Guatemala officially declared the U.S. dollar as legal tender to circulate in parallel to the national currency, the quetzal. This is not likely to last for long as the quetzal is not widely accepted and is considered a weak store of value.

词形变化

quetzals plural quetzales plural

词汇关系

相关词
centavo Quetzalcoatl

词源

From Spanish quetzal, from Classical Nahuatl quetzalli (“brightly colored tail feather, quetzal feather”), from quetza (“to raise, lift”); see also Classical Nahuatl quetzaltōtōtl (“quetzal bird”).
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