Quetzalcoatl

[ket-sahl-koh-aht-l]

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

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Historical Examples of quetzalcoatl

There it was that the eldest sister of Quetzalcoatl resided.
The Maya Chronicles
Various
Were they not those heralded by the long-expected Quetzalcoatl?
Mexico
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.
The Stories of El Dorado
Frona Eunice Wait
It is very like that worn by Quetzalcoatl, and I would like our king, Montezuma, to see it.
The Stories of El Dorado
Frona Eunice Wait

British Dictionary definitions for quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

noun

a god of the Aztecs and Toltecs, represented as a feathered serpent

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Word Origin and History for quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

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.