Definitions for quetzalcoatlkɛtˌsɑl koʊˈɑt l

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Quet•zal•co•a•tlkɛtˌsɑl koʊˈɑt l(n.)

  1. an Aztec god, associated esp. with the arts of civilization and worshiped in a number of guises.

    Category: Mythology

Origin of Quetzalcoatl:

< Sp Quetzalcóatl < Nahuatl Quetzalcōātl

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Quetzalcoatl(noun)

    an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent

Wiktionary

  1. Quetzalcoatl(ProperNoun)

    The Aztec name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations.

  2. Origin: From Quetzalcōātl


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