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Spanish Vocabulary List #1
The Mesoamerican Ballgame

Juego de Pelota  

250-900AD

cancha      court

cantería    stonework

paredes inclinadas   sloping walls

con forma de "I" mayúscula  capital I -shaped

gradas     stands/bleachers

pesado     heavy

manopla    mitt

hacer botar    bounce

goma     rubber

pelota      ball

anillos verticales   vertical rings

apostar     to bet

la parte inferior   the lower section

equipo     players

tantear     to score

el tanto     the goal

variaciones en las reglas  rule variation

marcador    marker

anillos verticales   vertical rings

botar     to throw

desviar     to deflect

árbitro     referee

compañerismo    team spirit

significación religiosa   religious significance

sacrificio    sacrifice

presos     prisoners

estante de cráneos   skull rack

trofeos     trophies

exhumación del corazón  exhumation of the heart

equipaje    equipment

pelota de goma   rubber ball

casco     helmet

yugo     yoke

piedra     stone

hacia un lado    side-ways

la parte cerrada   closed-side

diestro (a)    right-sided

siniestro (a)     left-sided

cadera     hip

rodilla/rodillera   knee/knee-protector

manopla    handstone

codo con venda   bandaged elbow

The Mesoamerican Ballgame
Classic Veracruz Culture
Palma depicting the God of Death as a ballplayer holding a knife and a severed head
Veracruz, Mexico
Late Classic period A.D. 700-900
Basalt
Gift of Mr. And Mrs. James W. Alsdorf
96.44

 

 

 

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