hoacín
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huāctzin.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /oaˈθin/ [o.aˈθĩn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /oaˈsin/ [o.aˈsĩn]
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: ho‧a‧cín
Noun edit
hoacín m (plural hoacines)
- hoatzin
- Synonyms: (Llanos) chenchena, (Peru) shansho, (Venezuela) guacharaca de agua