Meanings
alternative Itzcóatl · alternative Itzcohuatl · alternative Izcoatl · alternative Izcohuatl · alternative Ytzcoatl · alternative Ytzcohuatl · alternative Yzcohuatl
- 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 Future1 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
- Classical NahuatlĪtzcōātl
- EnglishItzcoatl
From Classical Nahuatl Ītzcōātl, from itztli (“obsidian”) + cōātl (“snake”).
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Spanish Itzcóatl
- Itzcóatlthe name of the 4th ruler of Tenochtitlan
Cite this entry
Itzcoatl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Itzcoatl
“Itzcoatl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Itzcoatl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Itzcoatl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Itzcoatl.
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