Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
malu
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

adj

shy; embarrassed

Etymology

From Samoan malu.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

malus (plural) more malu (comparative) most malu (superlative)

Synonyms

paiseh

Questions

What does malu mean?
A culturally significant tattoo on a Samoan woman's upper leg.
Where does malu come from?
From Samoan malu.

How to pronounce malu

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