quetzal

quet·zal

noun \ket-ˈsäl, -ˈsal\

plural quetzals or quet·za·les\-ˈsä-(ˌ)lās, -ˈsa-\

Definition of QUETZAL

1

: a Central American trogon (Pharomachrus mocinno) that has brilliant green plumage above, a red breast, and in the male long upper tail coverts

2

plural quetzales — see money table

Illustration of QUETZAL

Origin of QUETZAL

American Spanish, from Nahuatl quetzalli tail coverts of the quetzal

First Known Use: 1827

Rhymes with QUETZAL

Algol, atoll, austral, Bhopal, cabal, Cabral, cantal, Chagall, chorale, grand mal, gun moll, hamal, jacal, mistral, narwhal, Natal, nopal, Pascal, petrol, Rampal, real, rial, riyal, Rizal, Shawwal, tical, timbale, Transvaal