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guan
noun \ˈgwän\
Definition of GUAN
: any of various large gregarious neotropical birds (family Cracidae) that are chiefly arboreal forest-dwellers and that somewhat resemble turkeys
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Origin of GUAN
alteration of earlier quam, probably from Kuna (Chibchan language of Panama) kwama
First Known Use: 1743
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