Caxtillan quetzaltototl
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Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- castillan quetzaltototl (historic or obsolete spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From Caxtīllān (“Spain”) + quetzaltōtōtl (“a quetzal”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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.