jacal
[ huh-kahl, hah- ]
/ həˈkɑl, hɑ- /
noun, plural ja·ca·les [huh-kah-leys, -leyz, hah-] /həˈkɑ leɪs, -leɪz, hɑ-/, ja·cals.
(in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico) a hut with a thatched roof and walls consisting of thin stakes driven into the ground close together and plastered with mud.
Origin of jacal
1830–40,
Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl
xahcalli
Words nearby jacal
jaboticaba,
jabotinsky,
jaboulay's method,
jabrud,
jac,
jacal,
jacalyn,
jacamar,
jacaranda,
jacareí,
jacarta