English Explanatory Dictionary

tlachtli

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.
  2. The high-walled court in which this game was played.

Word forms

tlachtli tlachtlis

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.

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