nagual
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of nagual
< Mexican Spanish nagual, nahual < Nahuatl nāhualli
Example Sentences
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At the top of the hill, a youthful Tonantzin, the Goddess of Sustenance, the girl who had saved us from the nagual, lifted her arms to welcome us, her beloved daughters.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
The nagual must have wiped my mind clean when we first met him.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Instead, I picture Lita and Tia Berta lying under the red-and-black fringed blanket, drinking coffee with “secret sauce” as they watch the nagual snake come home.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Even though they weren’t saying much, their faces reflected the horrifying recognition that even if this wasn’t the nagual, they might be in great danger.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
“This? This is my masterpiece,” said the nagual.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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