K'iche'

noun

The most numerous Mayan people of Guatemala.

OriginK'iche' Kʼicheʼ →
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Meanings

nounK'iche' pl (plural only)

alternative Quiché

  1. pluralplural onlyThe most numerous Mayan people of Guatemala.
proper noun

alternative Quiché

  1. The language of this people.
  2. The region where this people lives.
  3. A department of Guatemala lying within this region.

Origin

  1. K'iche'Kʼicheʼ
  2. EnglishK'iche'

Borrowed from K'iche' Kʼicheʼ.

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Translations

German Quiché
  • Quichélanguage
Spanish quiché, quiché
  • quichéMayan people of Guatemala
  • quichélanguage
  • Quichédepartment of Guatemala
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APA

K'iche'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K'iche'

MLA

“K'iche'.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K'iche'. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “K'iche',” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/K'iche'.

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