maleza
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin malitia. Doublet of malicia.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈleθa/ [maˈle.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /maˈlesa/ [maˈle.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: ma‧le‧za
Noun edit
maleza f (plural malezas)
- underbrush
- Synonym: (Mexico, Dominican Republic) monte
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela) weed (plant regarded as unwanted)
- Synonym: mala hierba
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “maleza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014