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montezuma

/mɒntɪˈzuːmə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables
mon-tezu-ma
IPA
/mɒntɪˈzuːmə/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors.

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Moctezuma II (1466–1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.

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Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Motēuczōma

Inflected Forms

Moctezuma (alternative)

Derived Forms

Montezuman

Phrases

Montezuma County Montezuma cypress Montezuma quail Montezuma's revenge

Rhymes With

puma duma uma yuma summa petaluma satsuma luma suma muma tuma tanguma

Questions

How do you pronounce montezuma?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɒntɪˈzuːmə/.
What does montezuma mean?
A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors.
Where does montezuma come from?
From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).

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