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nahual.

An animal form which a person may take.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/nəˈwɑːl/
  1. An animal form which a person may take.

    She has a nahual for every day of the week.
  2. A person who is able to take an animal form.

    They suspected that the man was a nahual.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”).

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