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Where does “chachalaca” come from?

chachalaca (English) comes from Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani, from Classical Nahuatl chāchalāni — to make a hubbub, create an uproar.

chachalaca (English): Any of several cracid birds, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several cracid birds, of the genus...

Ancestry of “chachalaca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchachalacachachalaca; babbler, yapper; chatter
2Classical Nahuatlchachalacanitattler, gossiper
3Classical Nahuatlchāchalānito make a hubbub, create an uproar
Every word from Classical Nahuatl chāchalāni →