halach uinic

noun

A Mayan governor (either preconquest or colonial).

Meanings

nounhalach uinic (plural halach uinics or halach uinicil)

plural halach uinics · plural halach uinicil · alternative halach-uinic · alternative Halach Uinic · alternative halach uinik · alternative Halach Uinik

Origin

From Spanish, from the original Mayan jalach wíinik (literally “real man (?)”).

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halach uinic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halach%20uinic

MLA

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Chicago

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