"mara" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɾa/, [ˈma.ɾa] Forms: maras [plural]
Rhymes: -aɾa Etymology: Clipping of marabunta. Etymology templates: {{clipping|es|marabunta}} Clipping of marabunta Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mara f (plural maras)
  1. (colloquial) people in one's in-group, crew, gang, squad Tags: colloquial, feminine
    Sense id: en-mara-es-noun-~BDKnxLa
  2. (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico) criminal gang Tags: El-Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, feminine Synonyms: pandilla
    Sense id: en-mara-es-noun-pHnHvPg~ Categories (other): Guatemalan Spanish, Honduran Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Salvadoran Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Mara Salvatrucha, marero
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɾa/, [ˈma.ɾa] Forms: maras [plural]
Rhymes: -aɾa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mara f (plural maras)
  1. Patagonian mara (Dolichotis patagonum) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mara-es-noun-Lf4IQ7aq Categories (other): Pages with 48 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Caviomorphs Disambiguation of Pages with 48 entries: 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 2 0 5 1 1 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 6 1 1 5 0 2 6 2 2 0 7 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 4 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 7 0 0 6 0 2 7 2 2 0 8 0 0 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 46 12 16 Disambiguation of Caviomorphs: 2 12 68 8 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɾa/, [ˈma.ɾa] Forms: maras [plural]
Rhymes: -aɾa Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil மரம் (maram, “tree”) (occurring in the names of many woods). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|ta|மரம்|t=tree}} Borrowed from Tamil மரம் (maram, “tree”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mara f (plural maras)
  1. Calophyllum calaba Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mara-es-noun-liViHCfm Categories (other): Malpighiales order plants Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 23 8 19 31 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɾa/, [ˈma.ɾa] Forms: maras [plural]
Rhymes: -aɾa Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mara f (plural maras)
  1. Obsolete form of maga (“Thespesia grandiflora”). Tags: alt-of, feminine, obsolete Alternative form of: maga (extra: Thespesia grandiflora)
    Sense id: en-mara-es-noun-4kDY32Eo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Mara Salvatrucha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "english": "Honey, tonight I'm going out with the crew from work.",
          "text": "Cariño, hoy en la noche saldré con la mara de la empresa.",
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          "english": "In mid-2012, a truce was orchestrated between Salvadorian gangs and the local government.",
          "text": "A mediados de 2012, se acordó una tregua entre las maras salvadoreñas y el gobierno local.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈmaɾa/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈma.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɾa"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈma.ɾa]"
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    {
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      "ipa": "/ˈmaɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɾa"
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈmaɾa/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈma.ɾa]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaɾa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈma.ɾa]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɾa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mara"
}

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