maleza
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin malitia. Doublet of malicia.
Pronunciation
- 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
maleza f (plural malezas)
- underbrush
- (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela) weed (plant regarded as unwanted)
- Synonyms: mala hierba, monte
Related terms
- mal, malo
- malicia
Further reading
- “maleza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014