nahual en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /nəˈwɑːl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”).
Meanings
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An animal form which a person may take.
¿Quién quería tener un perro así? ... ¿Doble animal, nahual, de quién?
2021, Pedro Mairal, chapter 6, in The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 73:She has a nahual for every day of the week.
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(qualifier:Mesoamerican mythology) A person who is able to take an animal form.
They suspected that the man was a nahual.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nahuals | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nagual | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
tonal · narnauk · spirit animal · skinwalker