petlazolcoatl

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• petlaçolcoatl, petlaçolcohuatl (obsolete spellings)

Etymology

From petlazolli (“old mat”) +‎ cōātl (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe.t͡ɬa.soɬˈkoː.aːt͡ɬ]

Noun

petlazolcōātl (animate)

1. Centipede.
   • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca un vocabulario en la lengua castellana y mexicana, f. 64r:

     Cciento [sic] pies guſano. petlaçolcoatl.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • c1609: Tezozomoc, Chimalpahin, Cronica mexicayotl, f. 25r

     ca mochi quinotza yn petlaçolcohuatl. yn tocatl.
     (She summoned all [manner of] centipedes and spiders.)

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

References

• Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin, Domingo Francisco de San Antón Muñón (1997) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Susan Schroeder, transl., Codex Chimalpahin, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, pages 78–79