jacana

See also: Jacana

English

Irediparra gallinacea

Alternative forms

• jaçana

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from a term jasaná in an undetermined Tupian language, perhaps Guaraní jasana.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /ˌd͡ʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /d͡ʒəˈkɑːnə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒækənə/, /ˌʒæsəˈnɑː/, /ˌd͡ʒæsəˈnɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːnə

Noun

jacana (plural jacanas)

1. Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• African jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
• bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)
• comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
• lesser jacana (Microparra capensis)
• Madagascar jacana (Actophilornis albinucha)
• northern jacana (Jacana spinosa)
• pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
• wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)

Translations

bird of the family Jacanidae

• Afrikaans: langtoon
• Finnish: jassana (fi)
• French: jacana (fr) m
• Hungarian: jasszána
• Portuguese: jaçanã f (Brazil)
• Russian: яка́на (ru) (jakána)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã.

Noun

jacana f (plural jacane)

1. jacana