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