Etymology

nahual

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Today it means: An animal form which a person may take. Full definition →

Spanish nahual ← Classical Nahuatl nāhualli
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The story

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromnāhualli“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromnahual
  3. English todaynahual

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

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