French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish چقال (modern Turkish çakal), from Persian شغال (šağâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, jackal).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.kal/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun edit

chacal m (plural chacals)

  1. jackal

Hyponyms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

Galician edit

Noun edit

chacal m (plural chacais)

  1. jackal

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Turkish çakal.[1]

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: cha‧cal

Noun edit

chacal m (plural chacais)

  1. jackal

References edit

  1. ^ chacal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال (šagâl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, jackal).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaˈkal/ [t͡ʃaˈkal]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: cha‧cal

Noun edit

chacal m (plural chacales)

  1. jackal

Hyponyms edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit