See also: macał

Classical Nahuatl edit

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mācal (inanimate)

  1. second-person singular possessive singular/plural of ācalli; (it is/they are) your boat(s)/canoe(s).

Romagnol edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin machale (granary without roof).

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macal m (plural machël)

  1. pigsty
  2. muddy land
  3. pool of mud

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maˈkal/ [maˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: ma‧cal

Noun edit

macal m (plural macales)

  1. 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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