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Default A great sailboat name

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:25:09 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

Xuiripat (meaning "Flying Scab) is a demon in Mayan underworld
theology who inhabited the underworld city of Xibalba. Now, how to
pronounce it.


Pretty much like xuiripar except with a "t" sound at the end.
BTW, xuiripar means "Fleeing Scar" in Incan.

--Vic