First Known Use: 1838
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jacal
noun ja·cal \hə-ˈkäl\
plural ja·ca·les \-ˈkä-(ˌ)lās\ also ja·cals
Definition of JACAL
: a 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
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Origin of JACAL
Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl xahcalli
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