tecuancoatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

tequan coatl (obsolete spelling)
tēcuāni cōātl

Etymology

From tēcuāni (“wild animal”) +‎ cōātl (“snake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [teː.kʷaːnˈkoː.(w)aːt͡ɬ]

Noun

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

(snake): cōātl

Derived terms

tēcuāncōāconētl

References

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

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