marlota

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic mallúṭa, from Arabic [script needed] (mallūṭah), from Ancient Greek χλᾰμῠ́ς (khlămŭ́s, “cloak, robe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɾˈlota/ [maɾˈlo.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ota
• Syllabification: mar‧lo‧ta

Noun

marlota f (plural marlotas)

1. a type of closely-fitted Moorish robe similar to a smock frock

Further reading

• “marlota”, 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