Main Entry: ja·ca·na

Pronunciation: \jə-ˈkä-nə, ˌzha-sə-ˈnaⁿ\

Function: noun

Etymology: Portuguese jaçanã, from Tupi jasanã́

Date: circa 1753

: any of a family (Jacanidae) of long-legged and long-toed tropical wading birds that frequent coastal freshwater marshes and ponds