malha

Meaning

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malhar

to hammer (to strike with a hammer)
to thresh (to separate the grain from the straw or husks)
to beat up (to give a severe beating to)
(Brazil, figuratively, slang) to make fun of, to scorn
(Brazil, dated, intransitive) to work out (to exercise rigorously)
(Portugal, colloquial) to fall

ring mail

body suit

cat suit

ring armor

chain armor

ring armour

chain armour

Cota de malha

δίχτυ

πλέγμα

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈma.ʎɐ/

Borrowed from French

Inherited from Latin

In summary

Borrowed from French maille (“mesh, loop”), from Vulgar Latin *macla, from Latin macula (“stain”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *smh₁-tleh₂, from *smeh₁- (“smear, rub”). Compare the doublets mancha, mácula, mágoa, mangra, and maquis.

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malha

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malhar

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