guacharaca
English
editNoun
editguacharaca (plural guacharacas)
- A bird, Ortalis ruficauda.
- Synonyms: cocrico, rufous-vented chachalaca
- (music) A percussion instrument in the form of a partly hollowed tube with ridges carved in its outer surface, played with a wire fork.
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom Cumanagoto language.
Noun
editguacharaca f (plural guacharacas)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Murui Huitoto: vatarago
Further reading
edit- “guacharaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10