tlachtli

noun

1. A ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs; evolved into the ulama game.

   historical, uncountable

   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

2. The high-walled court in which this game was played.

   countable, historical

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tlachtli.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry tlachtli (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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