Quetzalcóatl

See also: Quetzalcoatl

Spanish

Alternative forms

Quetzalcohua, Quezalcohua (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (“quetzal feather serpent”), from quetzalli (“quetzal feather”) + cōātl (“snake”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /ket.θal.ˈko.a.tɬ/
(Others) IPA^(key): /ket.sal.ˈko.a.tɬ/

Proper noun

Quetzalcóatl m

Quetzalcoatl

Related terms

quetzal

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