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): (Spain) /ketθalˈkoatl/ [ket̪.θalˈko.a.t̪l]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ketsalˈkoatl/ [ke.t̪salˈko.a.t̪l]
Proper noun
Quetzalcóatl m