carancha

noun

ca·​ran·​cha

kəˈranchə,

-än-

variants or carancho

-(ˌ)chō

plural -s

: any of several South American caracaras (especially Polyborus plancus)

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish carancho, from Quechua caranchi

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