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quetzalOne entry found. Main Entry: quet·zal Pronunciation: \ket-ˈsäl, -ˈsal\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural quetzals or quet·za·les \-ˈsä-(ˌ)lās, -ˈsa-\ Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli tail coverts of the quetzal Date: 1827 1 : a Central American trogon (Pharomachrus mocinno) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts
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