nagual

[ nah-gwahl, -wahl ]

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noun

a guardian spirit among Mexican and Central American Indians, believed to reside in an animal.

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Other Word Forms

�Բ�·��ܲ��i�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nagual¹

< Mexican Spanish nagual, nahual < Nahuatl ��ܲ��

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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.

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“She did warn us about the nagual. She just wasn’t very specific,” Juanita said, turning back to face the road ahead.

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“Stop! �� are you doing? Stop it! Stop singing!” the nagual was screaming.

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The rest of my sisters and I ran for the mouth of the nagual’s cavernous dwelling.

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I thought about Teresita and her husband, who warned us about the nagual and tried to tell us how to get away.

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Nagpur Naguib

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