Complete Definition of "Quetzalcoatl"

English
Etymology
Nahuatl: Quetzalc��tl, "feathered snake" or "precious snake" or "treasured twin"

Proper noun
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Quetzalcoatl

#The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.

Translations
Classical Nahuatl: Quetzalcoatl
Spanish: Quetzalcóatl


Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
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Etymology
quetzalli|quetzal(li), "something that can be stood upright; quetzal plume; precious thing" + coatl|c��tl, "snake"
Proper noun
Quetzalc��tl

  1. Quetzalcoatl (see above)

la:Quetzalcoatl

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