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cochinita pibil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.86 in modern English

Syllables
co-chini-ta pi-bil
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Yucatec slow-roasted pork dish.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cochinita pibil, a partial calque of Yucatec Maya píibil kʼéekʼen, from píib (“cooking pit”) + kʼéekʼen (“pig”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cochinita pibil, píibil kʼéekʼen

Usage

Synonyms

puerco pibil

Questions

What does cochinita pibil mean?
A traditional Yucatec slow-roasted pork dish.
Where does cochinita pibil come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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