coquetzpal

Pipil

Alternative forms
  • (Huitzapan) coque
  • (Nahuizalco) coquexpal

Etymology

From co- (“tree”) +‎ Proto-Nahuan *kwəts-. Compare Classical Nahuatl cuauhcuetzpalin (“lizard”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): /kuˈket͡spal/
  • (Cuisnahuat) IPA(key): /kuːˈɣet͡spaɬ/

Noun

coquetzpal (plural cohcoquetzpal)

  1. iguana
    Ne coquetzpal quipiya huihhuitzti ihpac itepotz
    Iguanas have spines on their backs
  2. black iguana
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