tlachtli
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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.
- 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
- (sports, historical, countable) The high-walled court in which this game was played.
Classical Nahuatl
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tlachtli (inanimate)
- (it is) a ritual sport in which two teams of players strike a solid rubber ball with the hips within a masonry ballcourt.
- (it is) a ballcourt for the ritual practice of this sport.
Synonyms
- (ballgame): ōllamaliztli
- (ballcourt): ōllamalōyān, teōtlachtli