"nahual" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nəˈwɑːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nahual.wav [Southern-England] Forms: nahuals [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|nahual}} Spanish nahual, {{der|en|nci|nāhualli||sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take}} Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nahual (plural nahuals)
  1. (Mesoamerican mythology) An animal form which a person may take. Categories (topical): Mythology
    Sense id: en-nahual-en-noun-GChrZDOC
  2. (Mesoamerican mythology) A person who is able to take an animal form. Categories (topical): Mythology, Characters from folklore, Fictional abilities
    Sense id: en-nahual-en-noun-IjtOyPmv Disambiguation of Characters from folklore: 9 91 Disambiguation of Fictional abilities: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nagual Derived forms: nahualism Related terms: narnauk, skinwalker, tonal

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