chachalaca
[ chah-chuh-lah-kuh; Spanish chah-chah-lah-kah ]
/ ˌtʃɑ tʃəˈlɑ kə; Spanish ˌtʃɑ tʃɑˈlɑ kɑ /
noun, plural cha·cha·la·cas [chah-chuh-lah-kuh z; Spanish chah-chah-lah-kahs] /ˌtʃɑ tʃəˈlɑ kəz; Spanish ˌtʃɑ tʃɑˈlɑ kɑs/.
any of several slender guans of the genus Ortalis, of Central America, Mexico, and southern Texas, having loud, harsh cries.
Origin of chachalaca
1850–55,
Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl: to chatter, especially of birds; compare Nahuatl
chachalacametl the chachalaca