MAHALA MAT Definition & Meaning

mahala mat

[ muh-hal-uh ]

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noun

a prostrate evergreen shrub, Ceanothus prostratus, of the buckthorn family, native to the Pacific coast of the United States, having wedge-shaped, spiny-edged leaves and blue flowers.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

An Americanism first recorded in 1905–10; from Yokuts mahala “Indian woman”; Yokuts; compare ��ǰ�ʰ��·�� ( Chawchila dialect ) “woman,” moxelo ( Yawelmani dialect ) “old woman”

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