Definition of nagual
plural naguals
\-älz\
or naguales
\-äˌlās\
also nahuals
1 a
: a personal guardian spirit or protective alter ego assumed by various Middle American Indians to reside in an animal or less frequently in some other embodiment — compare huaca
b
: the animal double or guardian itself
2
: a sorcerer believed by various Middle American Indians to be capable of transforming himself into animal form
