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Huitzilopochtli

Huitzilopochtli proper noun: an important god of the Mexica.

huitzilopochtli: an important god of the Mexica
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Proper noun

Huitzilopochtli

  1. An important god of the Mexica.
    • after Sacrifice made to the Goddes of warre, called Tezcatlipuca and Vitzilopuchtli of their carkaſſes, then is theyr fleſhe eaten in banquet1578, Thomas Nicholas, transl., The Pleasant Historie of the Conquest of the VVeast India, London: Henry Bynneman, translation of Historia general de las Indias by Francisco López de Gómara, page 78
    • They did worſhip the Idoll Vitzliputzli, the Deuill that was in this Idoll ſpake, and gouerned this Nation eaſily.1625, Samuel Purchas, Purchas His Pilgrimes, volume 3, London: William Stansby, page 1002

Forms of Huitzilopochtli

alternative formUitzilopochtli
alternative form (obsolete)Vitzilopuchtli
alternative form (obsolete)Vitzliputzli

Origin of Huitzilopochtli

Borrowed from Spanish Huitzilopochtli, from a Nahuatl language; compare Classical Nahuatl Huitzilopochtli.

Questions about Huitzilopochtli

What does Huitzilopochtli mean?
Huitzilopochtli means an important god of the Mexica.
What part of speech is Huitzilopochtli?
Huitzilopochtli is a proper noun.

Words near Huitzilopochtli in the dictionary

  1. Huitron
  2. Huitrons
  3. Huitson
  4. Huitt
  5. Huitzilopochco
  6. Huitzilopochtli
  7. Huivani
  8. Huixian
  9. Huiyang
  10. Huiyen Lallon
  11. Huiyen Lallong

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