nahual
na·hual
nahual · nahuals
An animal form which a person may takeAn animal form which a person may take.
/nəˈwɑːl/
Meaning
2 sensesAn animal form which a person may take.
She has a nahual for every day of the week.
A person who is able to take an animal form.
They suspected that the man was a nahual.
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal fBorrowed from Spanish nahual, from Classical Nahuatl nāhualli (“sorcerer, spirit, animal form a person may take”).
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