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‖ tlachtli|ˈtlætʃtliː| Also tlaxtli. [Nahuatl.] The ceremonial ball-game of the Aztecs; = pok-ta-pok. Also attrib., as tlachtli-court, tlachtli-field.
1875H. H. Bancroft Native Races Pacific States N. Amer. II. viii. 297 The national game of the Nahuas was the tlachtli, which strongly resembled in many points our game of football. 1914T. A. Joyce Mexican Archaeol. vi. 165 But the national game, tlaxtli, was closely connected with the worship of the gods, and the tlaxtli-courts..were generally associated with temples. 1959Times 27 Apr. (Rubber Industry Suppl.) p. v/1 The sacramental Tlachtli played by Aztecs in the temple courts of Mexico. 1963[see pok-ta-pok]. 1968H. Helfritz Mexican Cities of Gods xv. 157 The playing area, or tlachtli-field,..is 199 ft. wide. |