temecacohuatl

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

temecatl (“vine”) +‎ cohuatl (“snake”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [temekaˈkowat͜ɬ]

Noun

temecacohuatl

vine snake (Oxybelis spp.) (clarification of this definition is needed)
- 1964, Yulcöme [Animals]‎, México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en cooperación con la Dirección General de Asuntos Indígenas de la Secretaría de Educación Pública, page 84:
  Ini temecacohuatl amo lalebis beyac nimpor amo lalebis tomöhuac.
  The vine snake is not very big nor very thick.

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