coaehuatl

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Classical Nahuatl[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cōātl (“snake”) +‎ ēhuatl (“skin, hide”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [koː.(w)aːˈeː.wat͡ɬ]

Noun[edit]

cōāēhuatl (inanimate)

  1. snakeskin
    • 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 32v. col. 2:
      Cuero de culebra. coaeuatl. Et ſic de alijs.
      The hide of a snake. coaeuatl. Et sic de aliis. (Latin for "and so on", referring to the possible compounds following the pattern "animal name" + "ēhuatl (“skin”)" not listed by the author).
    • Idem, f. 23r. col. 1.
      Coaeuatl. pellejo, o hollejo de culebra .
      Coaeuatl. the hide, or the [shed] skin of a snake.

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