maloca

ma·lo·ca
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noun

A traditional longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil.

OriginBrazilian Portuguese maloca ← Spanish maloca ← Mapudungun malocán →
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Meanings

nounmaloca (plural malocas)

plural malocas · alternative malocca

  1. A traditional longhouse used by the natives of the Amazon, notably in Colombia and Brazil.

Origin

  1. Mapudungunmalocán“to fight”
  2. Spanishmaloca“raid, attack”
  3. Brazilian Portuguesemaloca
  4. Englishmaloca

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

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APA

maloca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maloca

MLA

“maloca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maloca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maloca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maloca.

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