mara in Portuguese
mara in Portuguese is mará — mara means in Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
mara in Portuguese
mará
Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.
What does "mara" mean?
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noun In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
"In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest."
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noun A long-legged rodent native to the grasslands of Argentina, related to the guinea pig.
"At the zoo, a mara hopped across the grass on its long legs."
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mara in a sentence
- In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest.
- Grandmother said a restless mara was to blame whenever she woke up frightened.
- At the zoo, a mara hopped across the grass on its long legs.
- The mara is a rodent that lives on open plains and eats grass.
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What is "mara" in Portuguese?
"mara" in Portuguese is mará. mara means: In Germanic and Scandinavian folklore, a demon or spirit believed to sit on a sleeper's chest and cause nightmares.
How do you use "mara" in a sentence?
Example: "In the old tale, the mara crept into the bedroom and sat on the farmer's chest." In Portuguese, "mara" is mará.
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