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See also: Jacana
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from a term jasaná in an undetermined Tupian language, perhaps Guaraní jasana.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /ˌd͡ʒɑsəˈnɑ/, /d͡ʒəˈkɑːnə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdʒækənə/, /ˌʒæsəˈnɑː/, /ˌd͡ʒæsəˈnɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː, -ɑːnə
Noun[edit]
jacana (plural jacanas)
- Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- African jacana (Actophilornis africanus)
- bronze-winged jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- comb-crested jacana (Irediparra gallinacea)
- lesser jacana (Microparra capensis)
- Madagascar jacana (Actophilornis albinucha)
- northern jacana (Jacana spinosa)
- pheasant-tailed jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus)
- wattled jacana (Jacana jacana)
Translations[edit]
bird of the family Jacanidae
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã.
Noun[edit]
jacana f (plural jacane)
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- English terms borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese
- English terms derived from Brazilian Portuguese
- English terms derived from Tupian languages
- English terms derived from Guaraní
- English 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɑːnə
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Shorebirds
- Italian terms borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese
- Italian terms derived from Brazilian Portuguese
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
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- Italian terms spelled with J
- Italian feminine nouns
- it:Birds