Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mara salvatrucha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: mara sal-va-trucha
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A criminal gang operating in Salvadoran communities in Central and North America.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Mara Salvatrucha.

Inflected Forms

MS-13 (alternative)

Questions

What does mara salvatrucha mean?: A criminal gang operating in Salvadoran communities in Central and North America.
Where does mara salvatrucha come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Mara Salvatrucha.

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