quetzal
Spanish, noun/ketˈθal/
quetzal is spelled Q-U-E-T-Z-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 41,788th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quetzal is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “quetzal (bird)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Moneda de Guatemala”.
What does quetzal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinequetzal (bird)
- 2
masculinequetzal (monetary unit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Moneda de Guatemala. 2. (Pharomachrus mocinno) Ave trepadora trogoniforme de cabeza grande y de plumaje verde brillante en la partes dorsales del cuerpo y rojizo en las partes ventrales en el macho.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quetzal
- quetzales plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quetzal?
- /ketˈθal/
- [ket̪ˈθal]
- /keˈtsal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quetzal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quetzal in Spanish?
quetzal appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).