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Meaning of "jacal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JACAL

jacal  [dʒəˈkæl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JACAL

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Jacal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JACAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jacal

Jacal

The jacal is an adobe style housing structure historically found throughout parts of the south-western United States and Mexico. The structure was employed by some Native people of the Americas prior to European colonization and was later employed by both Hispanic and Anglo settlers in Texas and elsewhere. Typically, a jacal would consist of slim close-set poles tied together and filled out with mud, clay and grasses. More sophisticated structures, such as those constructed by the Anasazi, incorporated adobe bricks—sun-baked mud and sandstone. Jacal construction is similar to wattle and daub. However, the "wattle" portion of jacal structures consists mainly of vertical poles lashed together with cordage and sometimes supported by a pole framework, as in the pit-houses of the Basketmaker III period of the Ancestral Puebloan Indians of the American Southwest. This is overlain with a layer of mud/adobe, sometimes applied over a middle layer of dry grasses or brush which functions as insulation.

Definition of jacal in the English dictionary

The definition of jacal in the dictionary is a Mexican or south-western American wattle-and-daub hut with a thatched roof.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JACAL


caracal
ˈkærəˌkæl
coucal
ˈkuːkæl
decal
dɪˈkæl
low-cal
ˌləʊˈkæl
mescal
mɛˈskæl
metical
ˈmɛtɪˌkæl
mezcal
mɛˈskæl
pedocal
ˈpɛdəˌkæl
pokal
ˈpəʊkæl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JACAL

jaboticaba
jacamar
jacaranda
jacchus
jacent
jacinth
jacinthe
jack
Jack and the Beanstalk
jack bean
Jack Frost
jack in
Jack Ketch
jack ladder
jack of
jack of all trades
jack pike
jack pine
jack plane
jack plug

WORDS THAT END LIKE JACAL

ammoniacal
aphrodisiacal
bibliomaniacal
cardiacal
cloacal
demoniacal
dochmiacal
egomaniacal
elegiacal
hypochondriacal
maniacal
megalomaniacal
monomaniacal
nymphomaniacal
pandemoniacal
paradisiacal
parheliacal
simoniacal
theriacal
zodiacal

Synonyms and antonyms of jacal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jacal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JACAL

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Translator English - Chinese

JACAL
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jacal
570 millions of speakers

English

jacal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Jacal
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

JACAL
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Jacal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jacal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jacal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jacal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jacal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jacal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

JACAL
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jacal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jacal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Jacal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jacal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जॅकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jacal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jacal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jacal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Jacal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jacal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Jacal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Jacal
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Jacal
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Jacal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jacal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JACAL»

The term «jacal» is regularly used and occupies the 79.568 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JACAL» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JACAL»

Discover the use of jacal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jacal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Hispanic Culture-Anthropology
Eljacal The jacal is a "a brush and mud dwelling" (Newton 1964, 1 1). Although there is debate whether the jacal is of pre-Colombian as opposed to Spanish ancestry (Graham 1978; 1988b), the jacal was a typical dwelling throughout the more ...
Nicolás Kanellos
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Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture
jacal. A jacal is a type of hut or shack, usually made out of adobe with a straw ceiling and occasionally used among Mexicans in the United States. The Nahuatl word xacalli is the root from which the word jacal is derived. The jacal originated in ...
Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García, Arturo J. Aldama, 2004
3
Population Circulation and the Transformation of Ancient ...
Jacal architecture is most frequently found in pre–AD 1000 room blocks in the Zuni region (roberts 1931, 1939) and is not considered characteristic of later time periods. In the el Morro Valley, however, some late Pueblo III period structures are ...
Gregson Schachner, 2012
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Beyond Chaco: Great Kiva Communities on the Mogollon Rim ...
Jacal structure; possibly 3 rooms; storage 1-room masonry structure; habitation Bins superimposed; masonry; habitation Masonry structure with small storage exterior appendage Masonry structure; storage 1-room masonry structure; storage ...
Sarah A. Herr, 2001
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Tracking Prehistoric Migrations: Pueblo Settlers Among the ...
Coursed masonry — — — — — — Cobble-footed adobe and jacal ______ « Adobe and jacal, no masonry — — — — — — — — — — — — I i I i l DateA.D. 1100 1150 1200 1250 1300 — Extensive construction Limited construction ...
Jeffery J. Clark, 2001
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Early Texas Architecture
The earliest form was the jacal, a type of hut likely derived from the native Indian building techniques used throughout this region of the New World. Although the history of the construction method is not fully known, jacals were prohahly in use  ...
Gordon Echols, 2000
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Evaluating the Cultural Origins of Complexity in the ...
Evidence of the early development of public spaces is found at the remaining three late phase jacal setdements. These spaces are of two kinds; (1) linear rather than dispersed arrangements of jacal structures, which face toward and partially ...
Matthew Alexander Chamberlin, 2008
8
Mexican-American Folklore
areas with greater annual rainfall, like South Texas, a folk structure called a jacal (originally, hut or shack) was still being used earlier in this century for human habitation as well as farm sheds and shelters for livestock. This type of building ...
John O. West, 2005
9
A Fool's Errand and an Invisible Empire
"Never fear," said Lily, as she stepped out a little way where she could easily be seen; and holding up her hand, from which the sleeve fell back showing the rounded white arm, she called: Jacal Jac«l pretty mare, Jacal Jacal fleet and fair,  ...
Albion Winegar Tourgée, Edward T. Gross, Theodore L. Gross, 1990
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From Prehistoric Villages to Cities: Settlement Aggregation ...
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION IN SALINAS JACAL SITES In the Salinas region, use of jacal architecture occurs throughout the sequence, and some jacal structures are likely footings for porches or shades (ramadas) associated with ...
Jennifer Birch, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JACAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jacal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society reinstalls board, awards …
... and Historical Society welcomed another year with the re-installation of its board June 19 during the society's annual dinner at Tony's Jacal. «Del Mar Times, Jun 15»
2
Trend continues: FM sales tax revenue still up
El Jacal Mexican Grill greatly expanded its restaurant at 903 Main St. • Gateway Realty opened a Fort Morgan office at 417 Main St. Shoppers ... «Fort Morgan Times, May 15»
3
It's Palindrome Week — 8 Craziest Palindromes to Celebrate the …
... Numitor, Munn, a tsarina, Valle, Soraya, Masan, Ezaria, Teri, Luks, UNDRO, Naida, Wal, a major, Stelu, OGO, Dilan, Iapetus, an areg, a jacal, ... «Mic, May 15»
4
Hazeldean Angus tops at $9000, twice
Two sons of Carrabar Docklands D62 - Hazeldean Jacal J451 and Hazeldean Jamaica J675 - shared the top price of the sale at $9000. «The Land Newspaper, May 15»
5
Celebrating Mexican food: A Cinco de Mayo meal to share anytime …
When I visit family in the North County San Diego area, I always order a cabbage salad with my meal at Fidel's Little Mexico or Tony's Jacal in ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, May 15»
6
Homeland Security investigates business selling non-government IDs
Our investigators then told Sabrina Jacal, the owner of Servicio Internacional, that a Spanish-speaking woman working with the I-Team got the ... «WSMV Nashville, Apr 15»
7
Cinco de Mayo celebration to be held May 3 in La Colonia Park in …
... Recreation Commission; St. Leo's and St. James Youth Dance Groups; Public Arts Commission; Rudy's Taco Shop; Tony's Jacal Restaurant; ... «Del Mar Times, Apr 15»
8
Nigerian Car Manufacturers Commence Exportation
Jacal said an Nnewi-based car manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Company is already in the lead as they have ... «The Tide, Apr 15»
9
Rosemary Anderson students raising money for prom
“I wouldn't want to graduate remembering something that happened in December with the shooting,” said Jacal Hill, a student. “I want to have a ... «KPTV.com, Mar 15»
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'Que Te Perdone Dios' Univision Episode 1 Recap: What Happened …
When Bruno arrives to Pablo's "jacal" they both are caught off-guard. Bruno knocks Pablo out and takes Renata away with him. Bruno has ... «Latin Times, Jan 15»

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