pezohtli

Central Nahuatl

Noun

pezohtli

1. coati

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• peçotli (obsolete)

Etymology

Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl pe̱sojti, Morelos Nahuatl pesojtle, Tetelcingo Nahuatl piesojtli̱.

Noun

pēzohtli (animate)

1. Coati.

Derived terms

• pezohti

References

• Molina, Alonso de (1571) Vocabulario en lengua mexicana y castellana, Mexico: Antonio de Spinosa, page 80v: “Peçotli.cierto animalejo.”

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl pēzohtli

Noun

pezohtli (pezohme)

1. badger, coati.