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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#m1)

2) (slang, joking) «Montezuma's revenge» means an upset tummy and diarrhoea that travellers catch from food or water abroad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#x1)
- Our history project was about Montezuma and the city of Tenochtitlan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#x2)
- Montezuma lived in a great palace with gardens and zoos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#x3)
- Uncle Pete got Montezuma's revenge after drinking tap water on holiday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#x4)
- Montezuma met the Spanish leader Cortes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#x5)
- The town of Montezuma is named after the Aztec ruler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/7-wind-sick-and-runs/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «montezuma» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.