tecuancoatl
Appearance
Classical Nahuatl
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- tequan coatl (obsolete spelling)
- tēcuāni cōātl
Etymology
[edit]From tēcuāni (“wild animal”) + cōātl (“snake”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tēcuāncōātl (animate)
- A snake, especially a venomous one.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 104v. col. 2:
- Tequan coatl.biuora o ſerpiente ponçoñoſa.
- Tequan coatl. a venomous snake or serpent.
Synonyms
[edit]- (snake): cōātl
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, page 104