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  • noun Plural form of huipil.

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Examples

  • Beautiful handmade blouses are called huipiles that many women still wear.

    Guatemalens Celebrate Indigenous Art 2008

  • Known as huipiles, the long and loose tunics designed with vivid patterns of birds, flowers and geometrical shapes had for centuries identified the origin and marital status of indigenous women in Mexico and Central America.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • I also do not dress in ceremonial Yucatecan huipiles, or beaded leather fringed suits, cheongsams, grass skirts or fireman outfits.

    On Passing 2009

  • A lot of the stuff they sell is from Guatemala and you will not find good huipiles there.

    Any Chiapas backroad driving experts? 2009

  • I also do not dress in ceremonial Yucatecan huipiles, or beaded leather fringed suits, cheongsams, grass skirts or fireman outfits.

    On Passing 2009

  • A lot of the stuff they sell is from Guatemala and you will not find good huipiles there.

    Any Chiapas backroad driving experts? 2009

  • They make some nice pottery that you will not find in the town of Chamula some ceremonial huipiles and good faja as well as cheapos they sell at the tourists posts.

    Any Chiapas backroad driving experts? 2009

  • They make some nice pottery that you will not find in the town of Chamula some ceremonial huipiles and good faja as well as cheapos they sell at the tourists posts.

    Any Chiapas backroad driving experts? 2009

  • A lot of the stuff they sell is from Guatemala and you will not find good huipiles there.

    Any Chiapas backroad driving experts? 2009

  • They make some nice pottery that you will not find in the town of Chamula some ceremonial huipiles and good faja as well as cheapos they sell at the tourists posts.

    Any Chiapas backroad driving experts? 2009

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