melena

Meaning

mane (longer hair growth around head of male lions)

Concepts

shock of hair

Tillandsia

spanish moss

pony-tail

Synonyms

vómitos negros

Tillandsia

barba de palo

cabello de rey

caraguata

crin vegetal

guajaca

guajaquilla

musgo blanco

musgo español

salvagina

tecolumate

yaichihue

pelo largo

guedeja o vedija de cabellos

Frequency

27k
Hyphenated as
me‧le‧na
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meˈlena/
Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic مُلَيِّنَة, from classical Arabic مُلَيِّنَة (mulayyina, “softening”).

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