mola
noun
any of several thin, silvery fishes of the family Molidae, of tropical and temperate seas.
molas
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pluralof mola.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Magdalena sits with her granddaughter, teaching her to sew molas.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
Boys in bright shirts play pan pipes, while girls wearing molas shake maracas.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2025
On Gardi Sugdub, women who make the elaborately embroidered molas worn by Guna women hang them outside their homes when finished, trying to catch the eye of visiting tourists.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
Requiring at least a week of work, the molas pay homage to the natural world that’s so venerated in the culture: a menagerie of crabs and sea turtles and fish outlined with bold, geometric patterns.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022
Colorful wraps called molas that depicted whales, fish and turtles hung on the walls.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2013
