1 tlachtli | Definition of tlachtli

tlachtli

noun
tlach·​tli | \ ˈtlächtlÄ“\
plural -s

Definition of tlachtli

: a ball game played by Central American Indians (as the Aztecs and Mayas) in which the players endeavor by the use of only the leg, hip and elbow to send a solid rubber ball through two rings set vertically in the walls of an I-shaped court

History and Etymology for tlachtli

Nahuatl

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