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Quiche

Quiche

1 9.9
A Maya language spoken in the highland region of western Guatemala
  • noun
  • /ˈkiːʃ/
translation icon : quiché
  • Quiche Conquest: Centralism and Regionalism in Highland Guatemalan State Development. Fox. (M. Cohodas) 5(2):194.

Examples

  • The Quiche language is an important part of the cultural heritage of Guatemala.

  • Quiche!

    The Dark Military (2019)

  • Quiche World in Creation: the Popol Vuh as a Narrative Work of Art. Himelblau. (J. Molesky-Poz) 16(4):614.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Now, the victims, and we've seen many... ...are said to have adhered to the Mayan-Quiche calendar... ...which predicts the end of time to occur... ...on the 21st of December of this year... ...due to the Sun's destructive forces.

    2012 (2009)

  • Many Quiche speakers still use their language in daily conversations throughout their communities.

  • The Quiche people have a rich tradition of storytelling that is expressed in their language.

Synonyms

Quiche language
vsQuiche
9.9

A Mayan language the Quiche people speak in Guatemala

is spoken mainly in the western highlands rather than across the whole country

Idioms

real men don't eat quiche
  • Offensive
9.6

A joking phrase that shows old ideas about how men should act

Compounds

quiche Lorraine
1 5.1

A rich open pie made of pastry filled with eggs, cream, cheese and bacon

Quiche language
9.9

A Mayan language the Quiche people speak in Guatemala

quiche-eater
  • Offensive
8.6

A person who likes to eat quiche and is seen as fashionable

Surface Forms

Quiche singular
Quiches plural

Etymology

Quiche comes from the people's own name K'iche', the name they use for both their people and their language. One common translation of K'iche' is 'many trees', so the language's name can be remembered as the 'language of the place of many trees', which is why we call this Mayan language Quiche.