tucán

See also: tucan and túcán

Spanish

Etymology

From Tupian tuka, tukan, tukana, which probably originated as an imitation of its cry.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuˈkan/ [t̪uˈkãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: tu‧cán

Noun

tucán m (plural tucanes)

toucan
(Costa Rica, dated) a 5000 colón bill

Descendants

→ German: Tukan

Further reading

“tucán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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