malla.
mesh (structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them)
Meaning & usage
mesh (structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them)
knitting; knitwear
mail
link (of a chain or mail)
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese malla (13th century, Alfonso X), borrowed from Old French maille (“mesh, loop”), from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Doublet of mágoa and malla.
blemish
Esta mazá non ten unha malla preta!
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”). Doublet of mágoa.
threshing
a beating
Where this word comes from
Attested since the 15th century. Deverbal from mallar (“to thresh”).
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