"marabunta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /maɾaˈbunta/, [ma.ɾaˈβ̞ũn̪.t̪a] Forms: marabuntas [plural]
Rhymes: -unta Etymology: Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|gyn|-}} Borrowed from Guyanese Creole English Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} marabunta f (plural marabuntas)
  1. swarm (of army ants) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-marabunta-es-noun-PxgVS9Mn Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 97 3
  2. (figurative, collective) crowd, mob Tags: collective, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-marabunta-es-noun-bgnd34Ho
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mara (alt: via clipping)

Inflected forms

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    "ma‧ra‧bun‧ta"
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        "ma‧ra‧bun‧ta"
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      "glosses": [
        "swarm (of army ants)"
      ],
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          "swarm",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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              84,
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          ],
          "english": "Yes, but most people respectful. Sometimes, you publish an opinion and the mob shows up [on the social media platform], but I don't care. I love blocking people.",
          "ref": "2021 June 12, Almudena Ávalos, quoting Paz Vega, “Paz Vega: “A veces das una opinión en redes y llega la marabunta, pero me da igual. Me encanta bloquear a gente””, in El País:",
          "text": "Sí, pero la mayoría de personas son respetuosas. A veces das una opinión y llega la marabunta, pero me da igual. Me encanta bloquear a la gente.",
          "translation": "Yes, but most people respectful. Sometimes, you publish an opinion and the mob shows up [on the social media platform], but I don't care. I love blocking people.",
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        "(figurative, collective) crowd, mob"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "/maɾaˈbunta/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ma.ɾaˈβ̞ũn̪.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-unta"
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    "ma‧ra‧bun‧ta"
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        "ma‧ra‧bun‧ta"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "swarm (of army ants)"
      ],
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          "swarm",
          "swarm"
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      ],
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        "feminine"
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    },
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          "english": "Yes, but most people respectful. Sometimes, you publish an opinion and the mob shows up [on the social media platform], but I don't care. I love blocking people.",
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          "text": "Sí, pero la mayoría de personas son respetuosas. A veces das una opinión y llega la marabunta, pero me da igual. Me encanta bloquear a la gente.",
          "translation": "Yes, but most people respectful. Sometimes, you publish an opinion and the mob shows up [on the social media platform], but I don't care. I love blocking people.",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-unta"
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  "word": "marabunta"
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