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Quetzalcoatl

/ˌkɛt.səl.kəʊˈæt.əl/ · name

Meaning

  1. The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl (literally “quetzal-feather snake”).

  1. Quetzalcōātl(nci)
  2. Quetzalcoatl (English)
  3. Relations: bor

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