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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

History and Etymology for nagual

Spanish, from Nahuatl nahualli, naualli, from nahua to dance with tied hands

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