otomicohua̱ꞌ

Mecayapan Nahuatl

Etymology

*otomiꞌ (“Otomi”) +‎ cohua̱ꞌ (“snake”). Cf. Classical Nahuatl otomitl (“Otomi”), Otoncōātl (a personal name).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /otomiˈkowaːʔ/

Noun

otomicohua̱ꞌ

1. Central American boa (Boa constrictor imperator, syn. Boa imperator)

References

• Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 105
• Boa imperator on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Boa constrictor on Wikispecies.Wikispecies