English
Mara Salvatrucha
Mara Salvatrucha comes from Spanish mara ‘gang’.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmara‘gang’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentMara Salvatrucha
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Spanishc. 1500–presentmara‘gang’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentMara Salvatrucha
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Spanish mara
Today it means
name A criminal gang operating in Salvadoran communities in Central and North America.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish mara / Mara Salvatrucha