Māra
[mahr-uh]
- Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Buddhism. Satan, who tried to seduce the Buddha at the time of his Enlightenment.
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mara
1- a harelike South American rodent, Dolichotis patagonum, inhabiting the pampas of Argentina: family Caviidae (cavies)
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Word Origin for mara
from American Spanish mará, perhaps of Araucanian origin
mara
2- one of several organized criminal gangs of Central American origin also operating in the US
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Word Origin for mara
C20: from Spanish: gang
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