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)
- iguana
- Ne coquetzpal quipiya huihhuitzti ihpac itepotz
- Iguanas have spines on their backs
- black iguana