tecuancoaconetl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tequancoaconetl, tequancoa conetl (obsolete spellings)
tēcuāni cōāconētl

Etymology

From tēcuāncōātl (“snake”) +‎ conētl (“child, offspring”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teː.kʷaːŋ.koː.(w)aːˈko.neːt͡ɬ]

Noun

tēcuāncōāconētl (animate, plural tēcuāncōācōconeh)

snakelet
- 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 33v.
  Biuorezno. tequancoa conetl.
  A snakelet. tequancoa conetl.
- 1571: Idem, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 20r. col. 1.
  Biuorezno. tequancoa conetl . tequani coaconetl. / tecutlacuçauhcoaconetl. / Biuoreznos. tequan coacocone . tequani coacoco / ne. tecutlacoçauhcoacocone.
  A snakelet. tequancoa conetl . tequani coaconetl. tecutlacuçauhcoaconetl. / Snakelets. tequan coacocone . tequani coacocone. tecutlacoçauhcoacocone.
- Idem, f. 104v. col. 2.
  Tequancoaconetl. biuorezno.
  Tequancoaconetl. a snakelet.

Synonyms

tēuctlacōzauhcōāconētl

References

Alonso de Molina (1571) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Editorial Porrúa, pages 20, 104

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