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Where does “nagual” come from?

nagual (English) comes from English nahual, from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli — sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take;...

nagual (English): Alternative form of nahual

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of nahual

Ancestry of “nagual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnahualAn animal form which a person may take; A person...
2Spanishnahualsorcerer; healer, witch doctor; nahual
3Classical Nahuatlnāhuallisorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take;...

Words derived from “nagual”

  • nagualism
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