jacal
noun
(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.
jacals
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pluralof jacal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A great shout came from the Mexicans when they saw the daring Texans outside, and bullets from the jacals began to knock up grass and dust about them.
From The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
Thus had sprung up around Las Palomas ranch a little Mexican community numbering about a dozen families, who lived in jacals close to the main ranch buildings.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
Before this last contingent had had time to spruce up, Pasquale's eldest boy rode around all the jacals, ringing a small handbell to summon the population to the dedication.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
When the last man had disappeared under the trees, Nihie replaced the skin in the temple, put out the fire, and, singing a kind of chant, he led the men back to their jacals.
From History of California by Helen Elliott Bandini
On arriving at the rancho, the vaqueros scattered among the jacals of their amigos, while June and myself were welcomed at the casa primero.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
