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Quetzalcoatl [ket-sahl-koh-aht-l] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
Origin of Quetzalcoatl Spanish Quetzalcóatl Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl, equivalent to quetzal(li) (see quetzal) + cōātl snake Examples from the Web for quetzalcoatl Historical Examples of quetzalcoatl
There it was that the eldest sister of Quetzalcoatl resided.
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Were they not those heralded by the long-expected Quetzalcoatl?
Charles Reginald Enock
Quetzalcoatl, the Mexican Deity, is said to have come from “the distant east.”
The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria
W. Scott-Elliot
Give me leave, and I will show you the writing from Quetzalcoatl himself.
Frona Eunice Wait
It is very like that worn by Quetzalcoatl, and I would like our king, Montezuma, to see it.
Frona Eunice Wait
British Dictionary definitions for quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl noun
- a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent
Word Origin and History for quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl n.
plumed serpent god of the Toltecs and Aztecs, 1570s, from Nahuatl quetzalli (see quetzal) + coatl “snake.”
quetzalcoatl in Culture Quetzalcoatl [(ket-sahl-koh-aht-l)]
An ancient nature god and legendary ruler of the Toltec people of Mexico, usually represented as a plumed serpent.