quequetzalcoah

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

quequetzalcoa (historical or obsolete spelling)

Etymology

A reduplicated plural form of Quetzalcōātl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [keːkét͡saɬˈkóː(w)aʔ]

Noun

quēquetzalcōah anim (plural only)

(they are) priests of the god Quetzalcoatl.
- 1571, Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, Pt 2, f. 89r. col. 1:
  Quequetzalcoa. miniſtros de cierto ydolo que ſe llamaua quetzalcoatl.
  Quequetzalcoa. ministers of a certain idol they called Quetzalcoatl.

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