Etymology

maloca

ma·lo·ca
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Today it means: A traditional longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil. Full definition →

Brazilian Portuguese maloca ← Spanish maloca ← Mapudungun malocán
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The story

  1. Mapudungun · derived frommalocán“to fight”
  2. Spanish · derived frommaloca“raid, attack”
  3. Brazilian Portuguese · borrowed frommaloca
  4. English todaymaloca

From Brazilian Portuguese maloca, from Spanish maloca (“raid, attack”), from Mapudungun malocán (“to fight”).

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