especially: the older form of that language known from documents of the Spanish period
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: a member of a group of Indian peoples chiefly of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala whose languages are Mayan
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The shrimp were also the highlight of the salmon maya dish ($16.99), sauteed and layered over a grilled salmon filet. Lindsey Mcclave, The Courier-Journal, 31 Dec. 2019 Circle of fire: The frame around Nataraja is maya, illusion, as experienced through the cyclical phenomenon of birth & death. Harish Pullanoor, Quartz India, 18 Dec. 2019 Regardless, raising octopuses—maya or otherwise—from egg to harvest turns out to be exceedingly difficult. Tik Root, Time, 21 Aug. 2019 Between the gods and mortal men and women there hung a veil, and its name was maya. Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019