guacal
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USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "huacal."
el guacal(
gwah
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kahl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (box) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. wooden crate
Onofre llevaba guacales llenos de loza en su vagoneta.Onofre was carrying wooden crates filled with crockery in his van.
2. (vessel) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. calabash gourd
Los indígenas usaron los guacales para beber desde tiempos inmemoriales.The indigenous people used calabash gourds to drink since ancient times.
a. carcass
Tráigame un guacal de pollo para hacer una sopa.Bring me a chicken carcass to make some soup.
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