mallín

noun

A type of meadow and wetland found in southern Chile and Argentina.

OriginSpanish mallín ← Mapudungun malliñ →
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Meanings

nounmallín (plural mallíns)

plural mallíns

  1. biologyA type of meadow and wetland found in southern Chile and Argentina.

Origin

  1. Mapudungunmalliñ
  2. Spanishmallín
  3. Englishmallín

From Spanish mallín, from Mapudungun malliñ.

More words from Spanish, Mapudungun

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APA

mallín. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mall%C3%ADn

MLA

“mallín.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mall%C3%ADn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mallín,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mall%C3%ADn.

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