chacal

Etymology

From Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال‎ (šagāl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.kal/

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Noun

chacal m (plural chacals)

1. jackal

Further reading

• “chacal” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Noun

chacal m (plural chacais)

1. jackal

Noun

chacal m (plural chacais)

1. jackal

Etymology

From French chacal, from Turkish çakal, from Persian شغال‎ (šagāl), from Sanskrit सृगाल (sṛgālá, “jackal”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈkal/

Noun

chacal m (plural chacales)

1. jackal

Further reading

• “chacal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.