chachalaca

The story

1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromchachalacani“tattler, gossiper”
2. Spanish · borrowed fromchachalaca
3. English todaychachalaca

Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).