SINCE 1828
nagual
noun
na·gual
| \ nəˈ(g)wäl\
variants:
or less commonly nahual \ nəˈ(h)wäl \
plural naguals\ -älz \
or naguales\ -äˌlās \
also nahuals
Definition of nagual
1a
: 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
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