jugal

[ joo-guhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the cheek or the cheekbone.
2. Entomology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the jugum.

jugal

/ ˈdʒuːɡəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the zygomatic bone

noun

1. Also calledjugal bone other names for zygomatic bone

Other Words From

• inter·jugal adjective
• sub·jugal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of jugal¹

1590–1600; < Latin jugālis, equivalent to jug ( um ) yoke ¹ + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of jugal¹

C16: from Latin jugālis of a yoke, from jugum a yoke

Example Sentences

He was awarded the Piolet d'Or, dubbed mountaineering's Oscars, for summitting the previously unclimbed Jugal Spire in Nepal.

From BBC

The pair stayed in touch and meticulously planned the journey up Jugal Spire for years before making the eight-day expedition in the spring of 2022.

From BBC

"We are recording a surge in the number of irritative bronchitis infections," Jugal Kishore, the head of the medicine department at the city's Safdarjung Hospital, told PTI news agency.

From BBC

The event was also co-hosted by Jugal Malani, the chair of the "Howdy, Modi" organizing committee and Bhutada's brother-in-law and Vijay Pallod, Bhutada's relative and business associate who previously traveled to India to campaign for the BJP.

From Salon

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government did not consult key ministries and states while imposing the world's strictest coronavirus lockdown a year ago, according to an investigation by the BBC's Jugal Purohit and Arjun Parmar.

From BBC