Quetzalcoatl
[ket-sahl-koh-aht-l]
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noun
the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
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Origin of Quetzalcoatl
< Spanish Quetzalcóatl < Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl, equivalent to quetzal(li) (see quetzal) + cōātl snake
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Quetzalcoatl
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Quetzalcoatl
plumed serpent god of the Toltecs and Aztecs, 1570s, from Nahuatl quetzalli (see quetzal) + coatl "snake."
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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.
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