pibil
Spanish, adjective[piˈβ̞il]
pibil is spelled P-I-B-I-L (5 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish, the 122,511th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pibil is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “Wrapped in banana or plantain leaves and cooked underground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Horneado bajo tierra”.
What does pibil mean in English?
adjective
- 1
MexicofemininemasculineWrapped in banana or plantain leaves and cooked underground
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Horneado bajo tierra.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pibil
- pibiles feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pibil?
- [piˈβ̞il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is pibil in Spanish?
pibil appears about once in every 11 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).