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Classical Nahuatl
Pronunciation
Noun
mācal (inanimate)
- second-person singular possessive singular/plural of ācalli; (it is/they are) your boat(s)/canoe(s).
Romagnol
Etymology
From Medieval Latin machale (“granary without roof”).
Pronunciation
Noun
macal m (plural machël)
- pigsty
- muddy land
- pool of mud
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ma‧cal
Noun
macal m (plural macales)
- malanga, Xanthosoma
- Synonym: malanga
2004, Sophie D. Coe, Las primeras cocinas de América, Fondo de Cultura Económica, →ISBN, page 233:Lo anterior ordena que se traiga un tubérculo de macal (Xanthosoma nigrum), un aroideo americano del que podían emplearse como comestibles las hojas y los retoños, del mismo modo que sus tubérculos.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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