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- [muhl-guh]
- /ˈmʌl gə/
- /mˈʌlɡə/
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- [muhl-guh]
- /ˈmʌl gə/
Definitions of mulga word
- noun plural mulga an Australian shrub or small tree, Acacia aneura, forming dense growths in some areas and having foliage used as forage for livestock. 1
- noun plural mulga an object, as an Aboriginal shield or club, made from the wood of this tree. 1
- noun mulga A small Australian acacia tree or shrub with grayish foliage, forming dense scrubby growth and yielding brown and yellow timber. 1
- noun mulga any of various Australian acacia shrubs, esp Acacia aneura, which grows in the central desert regions and has leaflike leafstalks 0
- noun mulga scrub comprising a dense growth of acacia 0
- noun mulga the outback; bush 0
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Origin of mulga
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < Yuwaalaraay (Australian Aboriginal language spoken near Lightning Ridge, N New South Wales) malga
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Parts of speech for Mulga
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mulga popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mulga usage trend in Literature
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