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malla.

mesh, netting

5 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈma.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈma.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. mesh, netting

    feminine

  2. tights, leggings

    feminine · in-plural

  3. mail

    feminine · historical
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla (“mesh”), from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of màcula, a learned borrowing.

noun[ˈma.ʎə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈma.ʎa]Northwestern, Valencia

  1. type of coin worth half a diner

    feminine

  2. pellitory (Parietaria officinalis)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan mealla~mesala, from Early Medieval Latin medālia.

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