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Moc⋅te⋅zu⋅ma

  [Sp. mawk-te-soo-mah]
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–noun
Montezuma II.
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Mon⋅te⋅zu⋅ma II

  [mon-tuh-zoo-muh]
–noun
c1470–1520, last Aztec emperor of Mexico 1502–20.
Also, Moctezuma.

Origin:
< Sp < Nahuatl Motēuczōmah, Motēcuhzōmah, equiv. to mo- reflexive pron. + tēuc(tli) lord, nobleman + zōmah frowned in anger, i.e., the one who became angry like a nobleman
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Moc·te·zu·ma   (mŏk'tĭ-zōō'mə)   
See Montezuma II.
Mon·te·zu·ma II   (mŏn'tĭ-zōō'mə)   
Last Aztec emperor in Mexico (1502-1520). He was overthrown by the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés.
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