Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ms-13

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: ms-13
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Mara Salvatrucha, a criminal gang operating in some Salvadoran communities in Central and North America.

Example Sentences

"While MS-13 is not the only transnational gang this administration will target, we believe the following background information attributed as “information provided by the Justice Department” will be helpful: […]"
"The executive order specifically named Tren de Aragua and the Salvadoran MS-13 gang, citing their “campaigns of violence and terror in the United States and internationally” as threats to “the stability of the international order in the Western Hemisphere.”"

Etymology

Initialism of Mara Salvatrucha. The 13 stands for the letter M for Mexican Mafia.

Phrases

MS-13er

Questions

What does ms-13 mean?: Mara Salvatrucha, a criminal gang operating in some Salvadoran communities in Central and North America.
Where does ms-13 come from?: Initialism of Mara Salvatrucha. The 13 stands for the letter M for Mexican Mafia.

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