montezuma

«montezuma» in Mova's school dictionary: Montezuma (also Moctezuma) was a famous ruler, or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (Montezuma); in the phrase «Montezuma's revenge» (slang)

meaning for a pupil

1) Montezuma (also Moctezuma) was a famous ruler, or emperor, of the Aztecs in Mexico long ago, when Spanish soldiers arrived. tree →

2) (slang, joking) «Montezuma's revenge» means an upset tummy and diarrhoea that travellers catch from food or water abroad. tree →

sense in the lessons

A name met in history lessons about the Aztecs, their capital Tenochtitlan and the Spanish conquest. In everyday talk adults joke about «Montezuma's revenge» when someone gets sick on holiday. Also a name of places and a game.

examples

• Montezuma was the ruler of the Aztecs when the Spanish arrived. tree →
• Our history project was about Montezuma and the city of Tenochtitlan. tree →
• Montezuma lived in a great palace with gardens and zoos. tree →
• Uncle Pete got Montezuma's revenge after drinking tap water on holiday. tree →
• Montezuma met the Spanish leader Cortes. tree →
• The town of Montezuma is named after the Aztec ruler. tree →

note

A name: always a capital M. Also spelled Moctezuma. «Montezuma's revenge» is slang and a bit rude about the toilet; it can seem unkind to Mexico, so use it carefully. Not a maths word.

In the corpora

• "Montezuma's revenge" is a joking American name for diarrhoea caught while travelling, especially in Mexico.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «montezuma» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.