Where does “jacal” come from?

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

jacal (Mexican Spanish): jacal; hut, hovel, shack

Definitions

  1. jacal; hut, hovel, shack

Ancestry of “jacal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nahuatlxacalliadobe hut

Words derived from “jacal

Every word from Nahuatl xacalli
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