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toucan

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

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtuːkən/
  • US: /ˈtuːˌkæn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • New-Jersey: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːkən

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piciform bird

Narrower terms: toucanet

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French toucan, borrowed from Old Tupi tukana, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tũkãn, from Proto-Tupian *jɨokãn.

Across languages

Translations

173 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Achuar: tsukangká — Ramphastid
  • Achuar: pinínch — Ramphastid
  • Afrikaans: reënboogvoël — Ramphastid
  • Aguaruna: tsukagká — Ramphastid
  • Akawaio: kiiyabok — Ramphastid
  • Southern Altai: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Andoque: se'hʌ — Ramphastid
  • Apalaí: kãkue — Ramphastid
  • Arabic: طُوقَان (ṭūqān) — Ramphastid
  • Arára (Pará): ɛŋnaɾanu — Ramphastid
  • Armenian: տուկան (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Assamese: টুকান (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Asturian: tucán — Ramphastid
  • Atayal: ra'hé — Ramphastid
  • Azerbaijani: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Baniwa: dzátte — Ramphastid
  • Barasana: rasé — Ramphastid
  • Basque: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Belarusian: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Bora: thóʔrokwa — Ramphastid
  • Breton: toukan — Ramphastid
  • Bulgarian: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Cabiyarí: tʃáate — Ramphastid
  • Camsá: pikúdo — Ramphastid
  • Candoshi-Shapra: psibsi — Ramphastid
  • Carapana: rase — Ramphastid
  • Catalan: tucà — Ramphastid
  • Cavineña: cokwe — Ramphastid
  • Chamicuro: kya'ti — Ramphastid
  • Cherokee: ᎤᏔᎾ ᎠᎧᏴᏌᏗ (utana akayvsadi) — Ramphastid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鵎鵼 /𱉻𱊊 (tuǒkōng) — Ramphastid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大嘴鳥 /大嘴鸟 (dàzuǐniǎo) — Ramphastid
  • Chinese Mandarin: 巨嘴鳥 /巨嘴鸟 (jùzuǐniǎo) — Ramphastid
  • Chiquitano: nononése — Ramphastid
  • Cocama: piakui — Ramphastid
  • Cofán: socu — Ramphastid
  • Cubeo: joeve — Ramphastid
  • Czech: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Danish: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Dâw: çôkwêt — Ramphastid
  • Desano: nasĩ — Ramphastid
  • Dutch: toekan — Ramphastid
  • Ese Ejja: sokwé — Ramphastid
  • Esperanto: tukano — Ramphastid
  • Estonian: tuukan — Ramphastid
  • Finnish: tukaani — Ramphastid
  • Fon: kpálókwín — Ramphastid
  • French: toucan — Ramphastid
  • Galician: tucano — Ramphastid
  • Georgian: ტუკან (ṭuḳan) — Ramphastid
  • German: Tukan — Ramphastid
  • German: Pfefferfresser — Ramphastid
  • German: Pfeffervogel — Ramphastid
  • Greek: τουκάν (toukán) — Ramphastid
  • Guahibo: kalikuelekue — Ramphastid
  • Guanano: dasa — Ramphastid
  • Guayabero: tʃahɨ́a — Ramphastid
  • Hebrew: טוּקָן (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Huambisa: shaartik — Ramphastid
  • Huaorani: pegopæ — Ramphastid
  • Minica Huitoto: nokáido — Ramphastid
  • Murui Huitoto: nokaido — Ramphastid
  • Nüpode Huitoto: nokáido — Ramphastid
  • Hungarian: tukán — Ramphastid
  • Hupdë: cɔkw'ǝ́t — Ramphastid
  • Icelandic: túkan — Ramphastid
  • Ido: tukano — Ramphastid
  • Indonesian: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Inga: pikudu — Ramphastid
  • Irish: túcán — Ramphastid
  • Italian: tucano — Ramphastid
  • Jabutí: hõtxi — Ramphastid
  • Jamamadí: kaka — Ramphastid
  • Japanese: 大嘴 (ōhashi) — Ramphastid
  • Japanese: 巨嘴鳥 (kyōshichō) — Ramphastid
  • Kaingang: grũ — Ramphastid
  • Kamayurá: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Karitiâna: nhe ́okõm — Ramphastid
  • Kazakh: шоттұмсық (şottūmsyq) — Ramphastid
  • Kazakh: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Kichwa: dumbiki — Ramphastid
  • Kichwa: pinsha — Ramphastid
  • Kichwa: sicwanga — Ramphastid
  • Korean: 큰부리새류 (keunburisaeryu) — Ramphastid
  • Koreguaje: ñase — Ramphastid
  • Kwaza: bilitsyhỹ — Ramphastid
  • Kwaza: mãrãkãkã — Ramphastid
  • Kwaza: xowywy — Ramphastid
  • Latvian: tukāns — Ramphastid
  • Lithuanian: tukanas — Ramphastid
  • Luxembourgish: Tukan — Ramphastid
  • Macedonian: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Malayalam: ടൂക്കൻ (ṭūkkaṉ) — Ramphastid
  • Maltese: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Mandahuaca: dáːse — Ramphastid
  • Manx: parrad stronnagh — Ramphastid
  • Mapoyo: sa'we — Ramphastid
  • Western Mari: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Matsés: chëdo — Ramphastid
  • Muinane: nɨ́go — Ramphastid
  • Nahuatl: tēnācatl — Ramphastid
  • Navajo: tsídii bidaatsoh naashchʼąąʼí — Ramphastid
  • Nheengatu: tukana — Ramphastid
  • Ninam: matšop — Ramphastid
  • Northern Emberá: kẽõará — Ramphastid
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Nukak Makú: nih — Ramphastid
  • Ocaina: ñoxaahcho — Ramphastid
  • Occitan: tocan — Ramphastid
  • Panare: chipuko — Ramphastid
  • Panare: chipukoñe — Ramphastid
  • Pareci: tore — Ramphastid
  • Pemon: kiarue — Ramphastid
  • Persian: توکان (tukân) — Ramphastid
  • Piapoco: cháse — Ramphastid
  • Piaroa: yahóh — Ramphastid
  • Piratapuyo: da'se — Ramphastid
  • Polish: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Portuguese: tucano — Ramphastid
  • Quechua: pinsha — Ramphastid
  • Romanian: tucan — Ramphastid
  • Russian: тука́н (tukán) — Ramphastid
  • Saliba (Colombia): malinaidi — Ramphastid
  • Sanumá: matsupɨ — Ramphastid
  • Scottish Gaelic: tùcan — Ramphastid
  • Secoya: ñase — Ramphastid
  • Serbo-Croatian: ту̀кан — Ramphastid
  • Serbo-Croatian: tùkan — Ramphastid
  • Shuar: ikiák — Ramphastid
  • Siona: ñase — Ramphastid
  • Siriano: nasĩ́ — Ramphastid
  • Sirionó: quiãcuã — Ramphastid
  • Slovak: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Slovene: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Spanish: tucán — Ramphastid
  • Spanish: diostedé — Ramphastid
  • Spanish: picofeo — Ramphastid
  • Spanish: raco — Ramphastid
  • Spanish: yátaro — Ramphastid
  • Swedish: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Tamil: தூக்கான் (tūkkāṉ) — Ramphastid
  • Tanimuca-Retuarã: dã'hẽã — Ramphastid
  • Tariana: yáːse — Ramphastid
  • Taushiro: ahuan — Ramphastid
  • Thai: นกปากใหญ่ (nók bpàak yài) — Ramphastid
  • Tucano: dasê — Ramphastid
  • Turkish: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Tuyuca: da'sé — Ramphastid
  • Tzotzil: pan mut — Ramphastid
  • Ukrainian: тукан (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Urarina: ïhaḍzi — Ramphastid
  • Volapük: tukan — Ramphastid
  • Waimaha: dahɛ́ — Ramphastid
  • Waiwai: yawke — Ramphastid
  • Wapishana: tʃakui — Ramphastid
  • Wari': awu — Ramphastid
  • Wayampi: tukã — Ramphastid
  • Wayana: kijapok — Ramphastid
  • Welsh: twcan — Ramphastid
  • Welsh: gŵydd Americanaidd — Ramphastid
  • Yagua: nuva — Ramphastid
  • Yanomam: mayepɨ — Ramphastid
  • Yanomamö: mayup — Ramphastid
  • Yavitero: yukúwe — Ramphastid
  • Ye'kwana: shahoko — Ramphastid
  • Yiddish: טוקאַן (tukan) — Ramphastid
  • Yucatec Maya: pan ch'eel — Ramphastid
  • Yucuna: yaje — Ramphastid
  • Yuhup: cɔhkɤt — Ramphastid
  • Yukpa: koajka — Ramphastid
  • Yurutí: dásee — Ramphastid
  • Yuwana: chejko — Ramphastid