Where does “jacal” come from?

jacal (English) comes from Mexican Spanish jacal, from Nahuatl xacalli — adobe hut.

jacal (English): A wattle-and-mud hut common in Mexico and the...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “jacal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mexican Spanishjacaljacal; hut, hovel, shack
2Nahuatlxacalliadobe hut
Every word from Nahuatl xacalli →Every word from Mexican Spanish jacal →