aracanga

noun

ar·​a·​can·​ga

ˌarəˈkaŋgə

plural -s

: scarlet macaw

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, erroneously for araracanga, borrowed from Tupi arárakáŋa, from arára "large psittacine, macaw" + akaŋ "head"

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