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macajuel

/mɑk.ɑ.wɛl/

macajuel noun: a Boa constrictor.

Noun

macajuel (plural macajuels)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago) A Boa constrictor.
    • 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
    • "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 246

Forms of macajuel

pluralmacajuels

Origin of macajuel

From Latin American Spanish [Term?], ultimately from a Native American language.

Questions about macajuel

What does macajuel mean?
Macajuel means a Boa constrictor.
What part of speech is macajuel?
Macajuel is a noun.
How do you pronounce macajuel?
Macajuel is pronounced /mɑk.ɑ.wɛl/.
What is the plural of macajuel?
The plural of macajuel is macajuels.

Words near macajuel in the dictionary

  1. macahuba
  2. macahuitl
  3. macahuitls
  4. Macaist
  5. Macaists
  6. macajuel
  7. macajuels
  8. Macalelon
  9. Macalister
  10. Macallan
  11. MacAlley

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