alux

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noun

A kind of sprite in the folklore of certain Maya peoples.

OriginYucatec Maya alux ← Spanish alux →
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Meanings

nounalux (plural aluxes or aluxob)

plural aluxes · plural aluxob · alternative aluxe

  1. human sciencesA kind of sprite in the folklore of certain Maya peoples.

Origin

  1. Spanishalux
  2. Yucatec Mayaalux
  3. Englishalux

Borrowed from Yucatec Maya alux or via Spanish alux.

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APA

alux. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alux

MLA

“alux.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alux. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alux,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alux.

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