Word of the Day
jacal
noun
a hut with a thatched roof and walls consisting of thin stakes driven into the ground.
More about jacal
Jacal is borrowed from Mexican Spanish and adapted from Nahuatl xahcalli, with xah- meaning “adobe” and calli meaning “house,” which also appears in the Word of the Day teocalli. Of no relation to the animal name jackal, which is of Persian origin, jacal was first recorded in English in the 1830s.
EXAMPLE OF JACAL USED IN A SENTENCE
The jacal rose gently out of the hill, showing how locally sourced materials such as wood and clay could create homes in harmony with the landscape.
sui juris
adjective
capable of managing one's affairs or assuming legal responsibility.
More about sui juris
Sui juris is from Latin suī jūris, meaning “of one’s own right.” Suī is the possessive adjective meaning “her,” “his,” “its,” “one’s,” or “their.” Jūris is the rhotacized form of jūs, “law, right,” and it is the source of conjure, jury, and justice. Sui juris was first recorded in English circa 1610.
EXAMPLE OF SUI JURIS USED IN A SENTENCE
Unless demonstrated otherwise, every adult is regarded as sui juris in the eyes of the law.
More about farouche
Farouche comes from Old French. Prior to that, farouche may come from Late Latin forāsticus, “belonging outside,” from Latin forās or forīs, “outside, out of doors,” which is the source of foreign, forest, and forfeit. Farouche was first recorded in English in the 1760s.
EXAMPLE OF FAROUCHE USED IN A SENTENCE
On their first day of high school, the students who had recently moved to the district were farouche and kept to themselves.