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Mayan

[ mah-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Maya, their culture, or their languages.


noun

  1. a member of the Mayan tribe.
  2. a group of languages spoken by the Mayas Maya in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec.

Mayan

/ ˈ³¾²¹ÉªÉ™²Ô /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maya or any of their languages
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a family of Central American Indian languages, including Maya, possibly a member of the Penutian phylum
  2. another name for a Maya 2
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Mayan1

First recorded in 1885–90; May(a) + -an
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Chocolate itself first began as Xocolatl, or “bitter water,†a spiced drink made from ground cacao beans, chiles and spices that originated with the Aztecs and Mayans.

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“One of the things that you see in ancient Mesoamerican and Mayan mythology is that they’re always twins,†he explains.

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The 33-year-old is travelling through Central America to document the last traces of Mayan culture and always carries a 35mm analogue camera with him.

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Imagine you've Googled something, you get to page 16 of the results and: "Hold on, is that a lost Mayan city?"

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The Mayan women became a national and international sensation but remained untouched in their humility and desire to let the world know that while wearing their traditional huipiles anything is possible.

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