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

  • IPA(key): /ketθalˈkoatl/ [ket̪.θalˈko.a.t̪l] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /ketsalˈkoatl/ [ke.t̪salˈko.a.t̪l] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -oatl
  • Syllabification: Que‧tzal‧có‧a‧tl

Proper noun

Quetzalcóatl m

  1. Quetzalcoatl
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