Pronunciation: ˌ kwet-s ə l-k ə - ' wä-t ə l, ˌ ket-, -s ə l- ' kwä-; ket- ˌ säl-, - ˌ sal-
Function: noun
Etymology: Nahuatl Quetzalc ō ā tl
Date: 1578
: a chief Toltec and Aztec god identified with the wind and air and represented by a feathered serpent