macajuel
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin American Spanish [Term?], ultimately from a Native American language.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmacajuel (plural macajuels)
- (chiefly Trinidad and Tobago) A Boa constrictor.
- 2001, Hans E. A. Boos, The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago, Texas A&M University Press, →ISBN, page 57:
- Danger is also attributed to their breath — no macajuel should "blow" on [some]one. […] This belief persists and is attributable to the fact that an enraged or injured macajuel will hiss and "blow" loudly.
- 2015, Sabrina Ramnanan, Nothing Like Love, →ISBN, page 246:
- "Macajuels ain't poisonous." She glanced over his shoulder into the distance. Faizal frowned. How did they know so much about snakes?