Definitions for quetzal

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quetzal quet·zal

Spelling: [ket-sahl]

IPA: /kɛtˈsɑl/

Quetzal is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 25 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 27 points.

You can make 92 anagrams from letters in quetzal (aelqtuz).

Definitions for quetzal

noun

1. any of several large Central and South American trogons of the genus Pharomachrus, having golden-green and scarlet plumage, especially P. mocino (resplendent quetzal) the national bird of Guatemala: rare and possibly endangered.
2. a paper money and monetary unit of Guatemala, equal to 100 centavos. Abbreviation: Q.

Origin of quetzal

1820-30; American Spanish Nahuatl quetzalli plumage of the quetzal bird

Examples for quetzal

I am but the dutiful slave of quetzal, the god, and Montezuma, the king.

You have described a god; it is quetzal, the holy, beautiful quetzal!

Would you have me believe all this from quetzal, show me something that is to come.

On the day of the combat, about the time of the assemblage, I went to the C of quetzal for blessing.

Mualox, Mualox, have you room for a perfect love aside from quetzal?

I hunger after no riches except such as lie in the love of quetzal.

The lion and the tiger roared, and the first bird that sang was the quetzal.

The revelation of Mualox was prophecy here confirmed,—quetzal was coming!

I have withdrawn from the world, I live but for quetzal and Anahuac.

If quetzal was the pabas idol in religion, she was his idol in affection.