"mulga" meaning in English

See mulga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌlɡə/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɐlɡə/ [General-Australian], [ˈmɔʊlɡɐ] [General-Australian] Audio: En-au-mulga.ogg Forms: mulgas [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌlɡə Etymology: From Gamilaraay malga. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|kld|malga}} Gamilaraay malga Head templates: {{en-noun}} mulga (plural mulgas)
  1. (Australia) Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Acacias Translations (small acacia tree, especially Acacia aneura): keihäsakaasia (taxonomic: Acacia aneura) (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mulga-en-noun-qxQFTBC0 Disambiguation of Acacias: 39 27 17 3 15 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 19 2 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 31 21 2 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 30 20 1 27 Disambiguation of 'small acacia tree, especially Acacia aneura': 87 4 2 5 2
  2. (Australia, preceded by definite article) Any region where mulga is the predominant vegetation. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-mulga-en-noun-m55rr1XW Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 19 2 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 20 31 22 4 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 36 25 2 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 31 21 2 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 30 20 1 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 35 24 2 17
  3. (Australia, colloquial, in combination) The outback. Tags: Australia, colloquial, in-compounds
    Sense id: en-mulga-en-noun-0IxrfOa~ Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 19 2 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 31 21 2 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 30 20 1 27
  4. Something made from the wood of a mulga tree.
    Sense id: en-mulga-en-noun-pwPNb0mb
  5. Short for mulga wire (“a message or story transmitted through an informal gossip network, especially one containing false information”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: mulga wire (extra: a message or story transmitted through an informal gossip network, especially one containing false information)
    Sense id: en-mulga-en-noun-IDZM17Zj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 29 19 2 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 31 21 2 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 30 20 1 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mulga apple, mulga black, mulga madness, mulga snake, mulga wire, red mulga Related terms: spinifex

Inflected forms

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