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sabanilla.

(a loanword from Spanish)

Headword: 
sabanilla.
Principal English Translation: 

altar cloth
(a loanword from Spanish)

Attestations from sources in Spanish: 

yhuan ynin tlaococolilocatzin pipiltzitzinti centetl mamalhuaztli sahuanilla ome mantilla ce = y unos obsequios para mis hijos: un pectoral, dos sabanillas y una mantilla (Coyoacán, 1624)
Vidas y bienes olvidados: Testamentos en náhuatl y castellano del siglo XVII, vol. 3, Teresa Rojas Rabiela, et al, eds. (México: CIESAS, 2002), 144–145.

themes: 
Textiles, Clothing