Meanings
plural macajuels
- Trinidad and TobagoA Boa constrictor.
"Macajuels ain't poisonous." She glanced over his shoulder into the distance. Faizal frowned. How did they know so much about snakes?
2015, Sabrina Ramnanan, Nothing Like Love, →ISBN, page 2461 more example
Danger is also attributed to their breath — no macajuel should "blow" on [some]one. […] This belief persists and is attributable to the fact that an enraged or injured macajuel will hiss and "blow" loudly.
2001, Hans E. A. Boos, The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 57
Origin
- Spanish[Term?]
- Englishmacajuel
From Latin American Spanish [Term?], ultimately from a Native American language.
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