noun
- Plural of jacal; simple huts or cabins with thatched roofs, traditionally built in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Usage: regional; chiefly southwestern U.S. and Mexico
Examples
- The village consisted of several jacales scattered across the hillside.
- Travelers found shelter in the jacales near the border town.
- The jacales were built with local materials and traditional construction methods.
- Many families in rural areas still live in jacales during the warmer months.
- The archaeologist documented the remains of ancient jacales at the site.