Diarrhea experienced by tourists after drinking water or eating food in Mexico as a result of a bacteria strain to which native Mexicans are immune.' name='description'> Montezuma's revenge - definition and meaning
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Montezuma's revenge

Definitions

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  • noun Diarrhea experienced by tourists after drinking water or eating food in Mexico as a result of a bacteria strain to which native Mexicans are immune.

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  • noun diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

Etymologies

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Named for the last Aztec ruler before the empire was conquered by the Spanish.

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. diarrhea
  2. diarrhoea
  3. looseness
  4. looseness of the bowels

cross-references (5)

Cross-references

  1. Bali belly
  2. Delhi belly
  3. travelers’ diarrhea
  4. traveler’s diarrhea
  5. traveller’s diarrhea

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