nagual
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of nagual
< Mexican Spanish nagual, nahual < Nahuatl nāhualli
Example Sentences
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Had the nagual been too powerful for her?
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
I thought about Teresita and her husband, who warned us about the nagual and tried to tell us how to get away.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Its radiance entered the room and pooled before the wily nagual, who was cringing in the farthest corner of the cave.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
“I’m not. It’s only the nagual coming home.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
“Oh no, you don’t,” the nagual said, using my elbows as leverage to lift me from the ground.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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