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mara.

criminal gang

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaɾa/[ˈma.ɾa]
  1. criminal gang

    El-Salvador · Guatemala · Honduras · Mexico · feminine
    A mediados de 2012, se acordó una tregua entre las maras salvadoreñas y el gobierno local.
  2. people in one's in-group, crew, gang, squad

    El-Salvador · Guatemala · colloquial · feminine
    Cariño, hoy en la noche saldré con la mara de la empresa.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Guyanese Creole Englishbor. Spanish marabuntaclip. Spanish mara Clipping of marabunta.

noun/ˈmaɾa/[ˈma.ɾa]
  1. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown.

noun/ˈmaɾa/[ˈma.ɾa]
  1. Calophyllum calaba

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tamil மரம் (maram, “tree”) (occurring in the names of many woods).

noun/ˈmaɾa/[ˈma.ɾa]
  1. obsolete form of maga (“Thespesia grandiflora”)

    alt-of · feminine · obsolete
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