JACAL


Meaning of JACAL in English

həˈkäl noun

( plural jaca·les -ä(ˌ)lās ; also jacals )

Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl xacalli, from xamitl adobe + calli house

1. : a crude house or hut in Mexico and southwestern United States with a thatched roof and walls made of upright poles or sticks covered and chinked with mud or clay

2. : the method of construction used in building a jacal

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