molas
- plural of mola.
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
Unlike most fish, molas use their dorsal and anal fins to propel their huge, hulking bodies through the water, which they do slowly and haphazardly.
From New York Times ● Oct. 18, 2022
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
