"Quetzalcóatl" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /ketθalˈkoatl/ [Spain], [ket̪.θalˈko.a.t̪l] [Spain], /ketsalˈkoatl/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [ke.t̪salˈko.a.t̪l] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: Quetzalcohua [alternative], Quezalcohua [alternative]
Rhymes: -oatl Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (“quetzal feather serpent”), from quetzalli (“quetzal feather”) + cōātl (“snake”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|nci|Quetzalcōātl|t=quetzal feather serpent}} Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (“quetzal feather serpent”) Head templates: {{es-proper noun|m}} Quetzalcóatl m
  1. Quetzalcoatl Wikipedia link: es:Quetzalcóatl Tags: masculine Related terms: quetzal
    Sense id: en-Quetzalcóatl-es-name-G52dCSH4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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