pok-ta-pok

noun

a ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs and Maya; evolved into the ulama game.

OriginYucatec Maya pokolpok →
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Meanings

nounpok-ta-pok (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesa ceremonial ball game once played by the Aztecs and Maya; evolved into the ulama game.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pitz

Origin

  1. Yucatec Mayapokolpok
  2. Englishpok-ta-pok

From Yucatec Maya pokolpok.

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APA

pok-ta-pok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pok-ta-pok

MLA

“pok-ta-pok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pok-ta-pok. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pok-ta-pok,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pok-ta-pok.

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