plural jacales
hə-ˈkä-(ˌ)lās
also jacals
: a hut in Mexico and southwestern U.S. with a thatched roof and walls made of upright poles or sticks covered and chinked with mud or clay
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“Jacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jacal. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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