HUIPIL

TileHead’s Word of the Day for 15 June 2011

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HUIPIL  (n. pl. - S or -ES)

Definition(s):

1. (n.) a decorative blouse or dress worn by women, chiefly in Mexico and Central America

Useful information for game players:

• Front hooks: (none)
• Back hooks: -S
• Anagrams: (none)
• Longer extensions: -ES
• Wraparounds: (none)
• Other Spellings: (none)
• Related Forms: (none)

Epilogue:
English has borrowed a few dozen words from the Aztecs’ Nahuatl language, usually via Spanish, including today’s word.  Other common ones include AVOCADO, CHOCOLATE, COYOTE, GUACAMOLE, MESQUITE, OCELOT, TAMALE, and TOMATO.  Among the more interesting and obscure borrowings from Nahuatl are:

• ATLATL a device for throwing a dart or spear
• AXOLOTL a salamander
• HOATZIN (or HOACTZIN) a large tropical bird
• QUETZAL (or QUEZAL) a tropical bird

This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter H

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