The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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That’s 50,000 Guatemalan quetzals — about $6,400 — to go from Guatemala to the U.S. border, $6,000 for crossing and smuggling fees, and $700 to get him from Phoenix to New York.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2022
Paintings and decals of quetzals, the long-plumed, vibrantly colored national bird of Guatemala, are as common as murals of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
The coyote told Roberto that his journey across the desert would take three days and that the entire trek would cost him 75,000 quetzals — about $10,000.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2020
Money-changers jostled with family members awaiting long-lost relatives, offering to change U.S. dollars into Guatemalan quetzals, calling, “Pesos, pesos, pesos.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2019
Ought not the quetzals to be found in a place like this?”
From Through Forest and Stream The Quest of the Quetzal by George Manville Fenn
