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maloca

Syllables: ma·lo·ca

maloca noun: a traditional longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil.

Noun

maloca (plural malocas)

  1. A traditional longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil.

Forms of maloca

pluralmalocas
alternative formmalocca

Origin of maloca

From Brazilian Portuguese maloca, from Spanish maloca (“raid, attack”), from Mapudungun malocán (“to fight”).

Questions about maloca

What does maloca mean?
Maloca means a traditional longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil.
What part of speech is maloca?
Maloca is a noun.
What is the plural of maloca?
The plural of maloca is malocas.

Words near maloca in the dictionary

  1. Malobago
  2. malobathrum
  3. malobservance
  4. malobservation
  5. malobservations
  6. maloca
  7. malocas
  8. malocca
  9. maloccas
  10. malocchio
  11. malocclude

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