MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE


Meaning of MONTEZUMA'S REVENGE in English

[ ˌmɒntɪ'z(j)u:məz ]

■ noun informal diarrhoea suffered by visitors to Mexico.

Origin

1960s: from Montezuma II, the last Aztec emperor.

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