hoacín
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huāctzin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oaˈθin/ [o.aˈθĩn] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /oaˈsin/ [o.aˈsĩn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -in
- Syllabification: ho‧a‧cín
Noun
hoacín m (plural hoacines)
- hoatzin
- Synonyms: (Llanos) chenchena, (Peru) shansho, (Venezuela) guacharaca de agua