maleza

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin malitia. Doublet of malicia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /maˈleθa/ [maˈle.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈlesa/ [maˈle.sa]
• Rhymes: -eθa
• Rhymes: -esa
• Syllabification: ma‧le‧za

Noun

maleza f (plural malezas)

1. underbrush

   Synonym: (Mexico, Dominican Republic) monte

2. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela) weed (plant regarded as unwanted)

   Synonym: mala hierba

Related terms

• mal, malo
• malicia

Further reading

• “maleza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10