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mala

British  
/ ˈmɑːlaː /

noun

  1. Hinduism a string of beads or knots, used in praying and meditating

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Abordó proyectos de transporte público y avenidas que, ella ha dicho, ayudaron a reducir en un 30% el número de días que la ciudad registró mala calidad del aire.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2024

Law Minister Anisul Haq said Mr Shams had "misrepresented facts with the mala fide intention of creating discontent".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023

Now more Seattleites will get a chance to slurp the kotteri mala ramen that soup aficionados and local Asian American students swear by.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Omsom’s “Chinese mala salad starter,” mixed with Japanese kewpie mayonnaise, ramps up the flavor of the lobster for the Spicy Mala Lobster Roll.

From New York Times • May 23, 2022

But these poisonings from the agua mala came quickly and struck like a whiplash.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

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