pibil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya píibil, from píib (“cooking pit”).

Adjective

pibil m or f (masculine and feminine plural pibiles)

1. (Mexico, Yucatán, said of a food) Wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and cooked underground

Derived terms

• cochinita pibil
• puerco pibil

 

Further reading

• “pibil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28