tlachtli

English

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.

tlachtli (usually uncountable, plural tlachtlis)

(sports, historical, uncountable) A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
  The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
(sports, historical, countable) The high-walled court in which this game was played.

Compare Hopi tatsi (“ball”).

tlachtli

单词	tlachtli
释义	tlachtli English Etymology Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli. Noun tlachtli (usually uncountable, plural tlachtlis) (sports, historical, uncountable) A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game. 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline. (sports, historical, countable) The high-walled court in which this game was played. Classical Nahuatl Etymology Compare Hopi tatsi (“ball”). Noun tlachtli The Mesoamerican ballgame. A ballcourt. Synonyms (ballgame): ollamaliztli (ballcourt): ollamaloyan, teotlachtli Derived terms teotlachtli
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