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)

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

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