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# montezuma

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

«montezuma» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Montezuma (also Moctezuma) was a famous ruler, or emperor, of the Aztecs in Mexico long ago, when Spanish soldiers arrived. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/#m2)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «montezuma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/montezuma/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«montezuma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/montezuma.html) on Mova free.