Motecuhzoma
In Nahuatl, built from mo- (a reflexive prefix), tēuctli ("lord") and the verb zōma ("to frown, to be wrathful"), giving roughly "he scowls like a lord."
Meaning and origin
Two rulers of the Aztec Empire carried this name: Motecuhzoma I Ilhuicamina, who expanded Tenochtitlan's power in the fifteenth century, and his great-grandson Motecuhzoma II Xocoyotzin, who was reigning when Hernán…
How to pronounce Motecuhzoma
| English (US) | MOH-teh-koo-ZOH-muh /ˌmoʊtəkuːˈzoʊmə/ |
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