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jacana

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˌʒɑsəˈnɑ/
  • US: /ˌd͡ʒɑsəˈnɑ/
  • US: /d͡ʒəˈkɑːnə/
  • UK: /ˈdʒækənə/
  • UK: /ˌʒæsəˈnɑː/
  • UK: /ˌd͡ʒæsəˈnɑː/
  • rhymes with -ɑː
  • rhymes with -ɑːnə

1

name

Meaning 1

A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Hume, Victoria, Australia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of a group of wading birds in the family Jacanidae, usually having long toes and claws, and found throughout the world.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese jaçanã, from Old Tupi îasanã.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: langtoon — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • Finnish: jassana — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • French: jacana — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • Hungarian: jasszána — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • Mudburra: dijirrirna — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • Polish: długoszpon — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • Portuguese: jaçanã — bird of the family Jacanidae
  • Russian: яка́на (jakána) — bird of the family Jacanidae