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alebrijes

alebrijes is the plural of alebrije.

Meaning of alebrije

Noun

alebrije (plural alebrijes)

  1. A brightly-colored Mexican handcrafted sculpture usually made from papier-mâché or wood depicting a fantastical animal.
    • The advertisement describes the monster (a "Zapotec Martian," which must be an alebrije) in almost exactly the same words words as the blurb in Mexico on Grand. Tanya obviously copied this advertisement from Oaxacan Wood Carving and presented it without irony.2003, Michael Chibnik, Crafting Tradition: The Making and Marketing of Oaxacan Wood ...

Questions about alebrijes

What is alebrijes the plural of?
Alebrijes is the plural of alebrije.

Words near alebrijes in the dictionary

  1. alebenches
  2. aleberries
  3. aleberry
  4. Alebion
  5. alebrije
  6. alebrijes
  7. alebrot
  8. alec
  9. alec sauce
  10. alec sauces
  11. Alecia

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