Quetzalcoatl
pronunciation
How to pronounce Quetzalcoatl in British English: UK [ketˌsɑ:lkə(u)ˈɑ:tl]
How to pronounce Quetzalcoatl in American English: US [kɛtˌsɑlkoˈɑtl]
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- Noun:
- an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
Word Origin
- Quetzalcoatl (n.)
- plumed serpent god of the Toltecs and Aztecs, 1570s, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) quetzalli (see quetzal) + coatl "snake."
Example
- 1. I am the living quetzalcoatl .
- 2. The aztecs saw the potential of the cacao tree to invigorate wealth as well as strength so their god name quetzalcoatl was assigned to guard it .