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Quiché

Syllabification: (Qui·ché)
Pronunciation: /kēˈCHā/
Definition of Quiché

noun (plural same or Quichés)

  • 1a member of a people inhabiting the western highlands of Guatemala.
  • 2the Mayan language of the Quiché.

adjective

  • relating to the Quiché or their language.

Origin:

the name in Quiché

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