huipil
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish huipil, from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huipil (plural huipils or huipiles)
- A traditional blouse worn by the women of various indigenous peoples of Central America including the Maya and Zapotec, or the textile from which such a garment is made.
- 1988 February 5, Salena Fuller, “On Exhibit: modern art of the ancient Maya”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- A woman weaves her huipil after praying to the saints, who are believed to have taught women to weave "in the beginning of time.
See also[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
huipil m (plural huipiles)
- huipil (traditional Mayan blouse)
Descendants[edit]
- English: huipil
See also[edit]
huipil on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Further reading[edit]
- “huipil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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