Home › Words › H › huipilhuipil/ˈwi.pil/huipil · noun — 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.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).huipil is pronounced /ˈwi.pil/.EtymologyFrom Spanish huipil, from Classical Nahuatl huīpīlli (“woman's blouse”).nounA 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.e.g.“A woman weaves her huipil after praying to the saints, who are believed to have taught women to weave "in the beginning of time.” — 1988 February 5, Salena Fuller, “On Exhibit: modern art of the ancient Maya”, in Chicago Reader:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hablon 52% match — A handwoven fabric made from various plant fibers by the Hiligaynon people. vs huipil →kebaya 52% match — A traditional blouse worn by women in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, and Southern Thailand. vs huipil →huichol 52% match — A member of a Native American ethnic group of western central Mexico. vs huipil →cushma 51% match — A woven cotton tunic worn by indigenous peoples in parts of the Amazon. vs huipil →shirtwaist 49% match — A woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front. vs huipil →rebozo 49% match — A woman's garment of Mexico, a rectangular piece of fabric worn as a scarf or shawl and sometimes used to carry children or goods. vs huipil →bliaut 49% match — A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen. vs huipil →blouson 49% match — A garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband; a blouse jacket. vs huipil →