jalar

Meaning

(Latin-America, informal, transitive) to pull
(familiar, transitive) to draw (in); to attract
(familiar, transitive) to eat with great appetite
(intransitive) to pull (together)
(familiar, intransitive) to hurry along; to get along
(Mexico, familiar, intransitive) to function properly; to be in working order
(Mexico, intransitive) to work, to have a job
(Peru, colloquial, transitive) to fail (an exam, a subject or an academic year at school or university)
(Mexico, often, reflexive, slang, transitive, vulgar) to masturbate

take by the hand

vergar

poner nota roja

sacar nota roja

pelliscar

ser bueno para algún oficio

poseer sexualmente

jamar

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ja‧lar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/xaˈlaɾ/

Cognate with English

haul

In summary

From halar. Compare English haul.

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