huipil
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish huipil, from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwi.pil/
Noun
edithuipil (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
editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithuipil 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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