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Montezuma's revenge

Meaning

The diarrhoea (spelled in America as diarrhea) that is often suffered by tourists when travelling to foreign parts, in this case South America.

Origin

Montezuma II (also spelled Moctezuma II) was Emperor of Mexico from 1502 to 1520 and was in power when the Spanish began their conquest of the Aztec Empire. The sickness, colloquially known as the 'squits/runs/trots' and more formally as 'Traveller's Diarrhoea', is usually caused by drinking the local water or eating spicy food that visitors aren't accustomed to. It is a bacteriological illness, always uncomfortable, and occasionally serious. Most cases are caused by the E. coli bacterium.

The revenge element of the phrase alludes to the supposed hostile attitude of countries that were previously colonized by stronger countries, which are now, in this small but effective way, getting their own back.

There are many countries that were previously colonised that are now tourist destinations, and names for the condition reflect the part of the world concerned. These euphemisms are usually comic, reflecting the embarrassment felt by the sufferer and the amusement of the lucky non-sufferers. Of course, although Montezuma clearly had no reason to love the Conquistadors, his revenge isn't reserved for Spaniards - other names for it are:

The Gringo Gallop
The Aztec Two-step

Those unlucky enough to suffer from the condition in Asia might hear it called:

Gandhi's Revenge, Delhi Belly, The Rangoon Runs, Bombay Belly (India)
Gyppy Tummy, The Cairo Two-step, Pharaoh's Revenge, Mummy's Tummy (Egypt)
Bali Belly (Indonesia)

Travellers from Asia to the west are just as likely to suffer the illness, as it isn't caused primarily by insanitary conditions but by ingesting a strain of the E. Coli bacterium that one's body is unaccustomed to - an event just as likely in London and Los Angeles as it is in Cairo and Kuala Lumpur.

Delhi Belly and Gyppy Tummy were the first of these terms to gain wide usage and they appeared during WWII, when many British and US servicemen were fighting in North Africa and Asia. The earliest citations in print are from the Indiana Evening Gazette, October 1942:

Americans on duty overseas are learning also to guard against "Teheran tummy" and "Delhi belly"

and in Alan Moorehead's A Year of Battle, 1943, which pretty much sums things up:

"Few set foot in Egypt without contracting 'Gyppy Tummy'... It recurs at irregular intervals and it makes you feel terrible."

As a phrase, Montezuma's revenge isn't particularly old. The earliest citation of it in print that I can find is from the US newspaper The Modesto Bee, February 1959:

In Mexico it sometimes is called the Aztec curse, Montezuma's revenge... and other colorful names. It can be either a mild or explosive illness.

Traveler's diarrhea or traveller's diarrhoea, abbreviated to TD, is the most common illness affecting travelers^[1]. Traveler's diarrhea is defined as three or more unformed stools in 24 hours passed by a traveler, commonly accompanied by abdominal cramps, nausea, and bloating.^[2] It does not imply a specific organism, but enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is the most common.^[3]

revenge

Syllabification: (re·venge)

Pronunciation: /riˈvenj/

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noun

• the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands:other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands
• the desire to inflict retribution:it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge
• (in sports) the defeat of a person or team by whom one was beaten in a previous encounter:the Yankees wanted to get their revenge for losing to the Dodgers in the 1955 Series

verb

[with object] chiefly literary

• inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to (someone else):it’s a pity he chose that way to revenge his sister
• inflict hurt or harm on someone for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another):her brother was slain, and she revenged his death
• (revenge oneself or be revenged) inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself:I’ll be revenged on the whole pack of you

Phrases

revenge is a dish best served (or eaten) cold

proverb vengeance is often more satisfying if it is not exacted immediately.

Derivatives

revenger

noun

( literary)

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French revencher, from late Latin revindicare, from re- (expressing intensive force) + vindicare 'claim, avenge'

diarrhea

[名][U]下痢

have diarrhea
下痢をする

diarrhea of the mouth
((俗))おしゃべり病. （またdì・ar・rhóe・a）

［ギリシャ語diárrhoea（貫流）］

unaccustomed

[形]((形式))

1 （…に）慣れていない, 不慣れの((to ...))

be unaccustomed to country life ［to speaking English］
いなかの生活［英語を話すの］には慣れていない

Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking ...
((話・形式))人前で話すことに慣れていませんが….

2 ((限定))ふつうでない；珍しい, よく知らない

her unaccustomed cheerfulness
いつにない彼女のほがらかさ.

ùn・accústomed・ly

[副]

ùn・accústomed・ness



 conquista

Italian

[edit]Etymology

From Late Latin *conquista.

[edit]Noun

conquista f (plural conquiste)

1. conquest, seizure, capture
2. attainment, achievement, breakthrough, gain
3. catch (A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse)

conquistador

  音節

con • quis • ta • dor

発音

kɑnkwístədɔ`ːr | kɔn-

conquistadorの変化形

conquistadors (複数形)

[名]（複〜s, -do・res 〔-dres〕）コンキスタドール：16世紀にメキシコ・ペルーを征服してインカ, アンデス文明を破壊したスペイン人；（一般に）征服者.

［スペイン語］