malu

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noun

A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.

Similar
paiseh
OriginSamoan malu →
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Meanings

malu1

nounmalu (plural malus)

plural malus

  1. A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.

malu2

adjectivemalu (comparative more malu, superlative most malu)

comparative more malu · superlative most malu

  1. Singlishshy; embarrassed

    Synonyms: paiseh

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveshy; embarrassed

Similar
paiseh
Also see
paiseh

Origin

malu · noun

  1. Samoanmalu
  2. Englishmalu

From Samoan malu.

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malu · adjective

  1. Malaymalu
  2. Malaymalu
  3. Englishmalu

Borrowed from Malay malu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

alummaullumamulaLamuUlamUlma
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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