Cholula

[ chaw-loo-lah ]

/ tʃɔˈlu lɑ /

a town in S Mexico, SE of Mexico City: ancient Aztec ruins.

Example sentences from the Web for cholula

Montezuma, as he was informed of the fate of Cholula, turned pale upon his throne, and trembled in every fibre.

Hernando Cortez |John S. C. Abbott
He satisfied me they are not teules, and, more, he urged me to attack them in Cholula.

The Fair God |Lew Wallace
On his way from Mexico to the coast he remained for a while at Cholula, where a mound and temple was raised to his honor.

Mexico and its Religion |Robert A. Wilson
Yes; of those which yet remain, the pyramid of Cholula is the largest, and perhaps the most perfect.

The Student's Mythology |Catherine Ann White

Quetzalcoatl then forsook Tollan, and journeyed from city to city till he reached Cholula, where he lived twenty years.

American Hero-Myths |Daniel G. Brinton

Cholula

/ (Spanish tʃoˈlula) /

a town in S Mexico, in Puebla state: ancient ruins, notably a pyramid, 53 m (177 ft) high. Pop: 82 964 (2005)