Itzcoatl

I1T1Z10C3O1A1T1L1

proper noun

The fourth ruler of Tenochtitlan.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Itzcóatl · alternative Itzcohuatl · alternative Izcoatl · alternative Izcohuatl · alternative Ytzcoatl · alternative Ytzcohuatl · alternative Yzcohuatl

  1. The fourth ruler of Tenochtitlan.

    He took another wife, and had by her a son, Hiutzilihiutl [sic], and by his concubines several children, of whom Izcoatl was the most renowned.

    1859, Peter F. Stout, Nicaragua: Past, Present and Future
    1 more example

    Huitzilihuitl reigned twenty years, and died in 1409, and was succeeded by his brother Chimalpopoca, who, dying by his own hands in prison, to which he was tracherously conveyed by the king of Acolhuacan, was succeeded by Itzcoatl, the son of Acamapitzin, by a slave.

    1818, R. H. Bonnycastle, Spanish America

Origin

  1. Classical NahuatlĪtzcōātl
  2. EnglishItzcoatl

From Classical Nahuatl Ītzcōātl, from itztli (“obsidian”) + cōātl (“snake”).

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Translations

Spanish Itzcóatl
  • Itzcóatlthe name of the 4th ruler of Tenochtitlan
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APA

Itzcoatl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Itzcoatl

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“Itzcoatl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Itzcoatl. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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