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mallo¹

  • [ˈmaʝo] yeísta
  • [ˈmaʎo] no yeísta
  • [ˈmaʃo] sheísta
  • [ˈmaʒo] zheísta

Sounds like mayo · Rhymes with a.ʝo, a.ʎo, a.ʒo, a.ʃo

Where it comes from

Del mapuche mallu ('hervido').

noun mallos

  1. Southern Chile, Platos Plato de papas hervidas y condimentadas que acompaña otras comidas.

    Similar: mallo de papas, papas mallo

Mallo²

  • [ˈmaʝo] yeísta
  • [ˈmaʎo] no yeísta
  • [ˈmaʃo] sheísta
  • [ˈmaʒo] zheísta

Rhymes with a.ʝo, a.ʎo, a.ʒo, a.ʃo

Where it comes from

Del vasco

proper noun

  1. Apellido.

In English

  • maul heavy, long-handled hammer

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MLA

"mallo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/mallo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mallo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/es/mallo

Chicago

"mallo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/mallo.

BibTeX
@misc{mallo_2026,
  title = {mallo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/mallo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}