huipil
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.
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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