Caxtillan quetzaltototl
Classical Nahuatl
Alternative forms
- castillan quetzaltototl (historic or obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + quetzaltōtōtl (“a quetzal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kaʃˈtíːlːaːn̥ két͡saɬˈtótot͡ɬ]
Noun
Caxtīllān quetzaltōtōtl anim (plural Caxtīllān quetzaltōtōmeh)
- (it is) a peacock.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 1, f. 93v. col. 1:
- Pauo, paua o pauon. caſtillan quetzaltotol.
- A turkey, turkey hen or peacock. caſtillan quetzaltotol.