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huipil definition

☆ hui·pil (wē pēl′)

noun

a loose, often colorfully embroidered garment worn as by Indian women of Mexico and Guatemala

Etymology: AmSp < Nahuatl

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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