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A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable, usually
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- 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.
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The high-walled court in which this game was played.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, usually
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.
