jacal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the southwestern US.

Pronunciation

/həˈkɑːl/

Word forms

jacal jacals jacales

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish jacal, from Nahuatl xacalli.

Related words

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