Main Entry:

guan

Pronunciation:

\ˈgwän\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama

Date:

1743

: any of various large gregarious neotropical birds (family Cracidae) that are chiefly arboreal forest-dwellers and that somewhat resemble turkeys

[guan illustration]