quetzal
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- noun
- /ˈkɛt.sɑl/
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quetzal
- By 1984, after 30 years of relative stability, the Guatemalan quetzal dropped from 1 to 2.7 to the dollar, provoking a 35% rise in inflation that dramatically impacted the middle and lower classes.
- quetzal note
Examples
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She swept her hand beneath them and found a single quetzal note.
Fiction book (2001) -
The cost to the individual vendor in 1970 ranged from Q3.50 to Q5.00 a month (1 Quetzal = 1 Dollar U.S.), depending on the number of vendors sharing the room.
Academic text (1990) -
Nobody had much more to offer than Berta: single quetzal.
Fiction book (2001) -
Driven by a sharp drop in the value of the quetzal in 1990-91, consumer prices increased by 41.2 and 33.2 percent in those years.
Academic text (2000) -
Ubuntu's latest version, that is, 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) was released last week.
Blog text (18) -
By April 1990, the quetzal—after having been allowed to float with the dollar the previous November—had dropped to 4.5 to the dollar.
Academic text (1990) -
If you're one of those people, here is a list of things you need to do after installing Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal):
Blog text (18) -
In Guatemala, a meal at a local restaurant costs around 50 quetzals.
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When traveling to Guatemala, you should exchange your dollars for quetzals to make purchases.
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The price of this souvenir is 100 quetzals, which is a fair deal for tourists.
Compounds
A rare bird from Central America with bright green and red feathers and a long tail
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quetzal (the Guatemalan money) takes its name from the bird. The bird's name comes from an old Nahuatl word quetzalli meaning 'long green tail feather', so the currency was named after the bird as a symbol of value and freedom.