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Angeles.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
Angeles.
Principal English Translation:
Angeles, a Christian name associated with the Virgin Mary and taken by some indigenous women upon baptism; also used as a second name or something like a surname (e.g. de los Angeles) by indigenous men and women; also, a place name (e.g. Los Angeles) (see attestations)
Orthographic Variants:
ageles, agele
Attestations from sources in English:
totlaxomaisnatzin de los angeles = our precious revered mother de los Angeles (San Pablo Tepemaxalco, Toluca Valley, 1731)