huipil

English

Nicaraguan dancer wearing a huipil

Etymology

From Spanish huipil, from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwi.pil/

Noun

huipil (plural huipils or huipiles)

1. 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

• huipil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /w̝iˈpil/ [w̝iˈpil]
• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: hui‧pil

Noun

huipil m (plural huipiles)

1. huipil (traditional Mayan blouse)

Descendants

• English: huipil

See also

• huipil on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “huipil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10