Montezuma II

[ mon-tuh-zoo-muh ]

noun

c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.

Origin of Montezuma II

From Spanish, from Nahuatl Motēuczōmah, Motēcuhzōmah, equivalent to mo- reflexive pronoun + tēuc(tli) “lord, nobleman” + zōmah “frowned in anger,” i.e., “the one who became angry like a nobleman”

Spanish, Moc·te·zu·ma [mawk-te-soo-mah] /ˌmɔk tɛˈsu mɑ/ .

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How to use Montezuma II in a sentence

In the crisis when it became necessary to seize the treacherous Moctezuma, Alvarado was active and prominent.
The Spanish Pioneers | Charles F. Lummis
Another authority says: "Montezuma, or more correctly, Moctezuma."
Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado | Alexander M'Allan
There is a moss-hung cypress near one of the little lakes, called the Arbol de Moctezuma.
Diplomatic Days | Edith O'Shaughnessy
Thus throughout the whole Republic agriculture is practically where it was in the time of Moctezuma.
The American Egypt | Channing Arnold
On the Indian frontier, yes; but in the valley of Mexico—tranquil since the time of Moctezuma—there had been no fighting.
The Bandolero | Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for Montezuma II

Montezuma II

/ (ˌmɒntɪˈzuːmə) /

noun

1466–1520, Aztec emperor of Mexico (?1502–20). He was overthrown and killed by the Spanish conquistador Cortés

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