Corominas (1954) gives the origin as an Arabic word for chess,[1] other sources give the origin as Arabic for bellowing or making someone angry.
[2] The form may be textless, as in the compositions of Santiago de Murcia.
The words of a secular jácara are often about a prankster and his adventures and frequently use vulgar language.
During the late baroque the jácara could also be set to a semi-sacred vernacular text, such as Al arma, al arma valientes for 8 voices for Saint Ignatius of Loyola composed by the chapelmaster of Sucre Cathedral, Bolivia, Juan de Araujo.
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