coaehuatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• coaeuatl (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koː.(w)aːˈeː.wat͡ɬ]

Noun

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.

References

• Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 32, 23