"jacal" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /həˈkɑːl/ Forms: jacals [plural], jacales [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːl Etymology: From Mexican Spanish jacal, from Nahuatl xacalli. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es-MX|jacal}} Mexican Spanish jacal, {{der|en|nah|xacalli}} Nahuatl xacalli Head templates: {{en-noun|s|jacales}} jacal (plural jacals or jacales)
  1. A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the southwestern US. Wikipedia link: jacal Related terms: shack [possibly]
    Sense id: en-jacal-en-noun-GMsnGnQh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 59 22 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 28 22

Inflected forms

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