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cencoatl.

Headword: 
cencoatl.
Principal English Translation: 

a big snake that is naturally different colors (see Molina)

IPAspelling: 
senkoːɑːtɬ
Alonso de Molina: 

cencoatl. culebra grande y muy pintada.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 17r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Animals, Bugs, Insects, Reptiles, Fish, etc.
Snakes, Serpents