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单词 montezuma's revenge
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Montezuma's revenge

[ mon-tuh-zoo-muhz ri-venj ]
/ ˌmɒn təˈzu məz rɪˈvɛndʒ /
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noun Slang.

traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Mexico.

Origin of Montezuma's revenge

1960–65, Americanism; in allusion to Montezuma II, who was killed by invading Europeans

Words nearby Montezuma's revenge

Monteverdi, Montevideo, Montez, Montezuma, Montezuma II, Montezuma's revenge, Montferrat, Montfort, montgolfier, Montgomery, Montgomery, Bernard
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British Dictionary definitions for Montezuma's revenge

Montezuma's revenge

noun

informal an acute attack of infectious diarrhoea, esp when experienced in Mexico by tourists
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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