Classical Nahuatl

Noun

quetzaltōtōtl ‎(animate, plural quetzaltōtōmeh)

1. quetzal
   • 1571: Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, f. 89r. col. 2.

     Quetzaltototl. paxaro de plumas verdes muy ricas y eſtimadas.

     Quetzaltototl. a bird of green, highly-estemeed plumage.

Related terms

• quetzalītztli

See also

• xiuhtōtōtl

References

• Louise M. Burkhart (2001) Before Guadalupe: The Virgin Mary in Early Colonial Nahuatl Literature, University at Albany, Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, page 43