petlazolcoatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

petlaçolcoatl, petlaçolcohuatl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From petlazolli (“old mat”) +‎ cōātl (“snake”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pe.t͡ɬa.soɬˈkoː.aːt͡ɬ]

Noun

petlazolcōātl (animate)

Centipede.
- 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 64r:
  Cciento [sic] pies guſano. petlaçolcoatl.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 25r
  ca mochi quinotza yn petlaçolcohuatl. yn tocatl.
  (She summoned all [manner of] centipedes and spiders.)
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 78–79

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