Apr 11, 2002 21:16
22 yrs ago
Spanish term

un ave zacuan

Spanish to English Science Zoology
It is a type of bird. The second "a" in zacuan is accented. It is from a line of Aztec poetry.
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Jan 12, 2007 05:00: Fabio Descalzi changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Science" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Zoology"

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zacuan bird

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There are several Google hits for this.

See:

http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/3/94.03.02.x...

Como vestidura de plumaje de ave zacuan. Like the feathers that dress the zacuan bird,

Hope this helps:-)
terry
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Peer comment(s):

agree Bertha S. Deffenbaugh : Sorry, Terry. Did not see your answer. :)
1 min
Thanks Bertha...no problem:-)))...I'm checking into that matter you asked me about. Saludos:-)))
agree Monica Colangelo
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Thanks Moni:-)))..Saludos!
agree Haydée González
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Zacuan bird

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94.03.02: Cultural Aspects of Spanish in America
... nos iremos secando,, we will dry up,. aqui sobre la tierra,, here on Earth. Como
vestidura de plumaje de ave zacuan. Like the feathers that dress the zacuan bird,. ...
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1994/3/94.03.02.x.html - 33k - Cached - Similar pages

Prayers and chants of the Native Americans
... to mind the essence of poetry, I set it in order like the chant of the zacuan bird,
I mingled it with the beauty of the emerald, that I might make it appear ...
www.tearsofllorona.com/native.html - 12k - Cached - Similar pages

Cosmogony and Theogony

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1736 days

troupial

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zacuan
Noun
zācuān
Troupial, Icterus icterus.

A reference in French:
http://sites.estvideo.net/malinal/z/nahuatlZACUAN.html
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