Mola

See also möla, mõla, and Mola

English

File:KunaWomanSellingMolas.jpg

Kuna woman selling molas in Panama City.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈməʊ.lə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈmoʊ.lə/

Noun

Singular Mola

Plural {{{1}}}

Mola ({{{1}}})

1. A traditional textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia. A mola consists of cloth panels, made to wear on clothing, which feature complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse appliqué technique.
   • 1977, Rhoda L. Auld, Molas: What they are, How to make them, Ideas they suggest for creative appliqué‎, page 67

     The classic mola is pure applique and is distinguished by alternating bands of color.

Translations

traditional textile art using reverse appliqué

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmola/
• Hyphenation: mo‧la

Adjective

Mola (plural Molaj, accusative singular Molan, accusative plural Molajn)

1. soft

Antonyms

• malmola

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Ido

Adjective

Template:Io-adj

1. soft

Antonyms

• harda

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin mola.

Noun

mola f. (plural mole)

1. millstone
2. grindstone

Related terms

• molare
• molatrice

Verb

mola

1. Third-person singular present tense of molare.
2. Second-person singular imperative of molare#Italian.

See also

• molla

Anagrams

• almo,
• malo

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈmo.la/

Noun

mola (genitive molae); f, first declension

1. millstone
2. mill
3. ground meal

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mola	molae
genitive	molae	molārum
dative	molae	molīs
accusative	molam	molās
ablative	molā	molīs
vocative	mola	molae

Derived terms

• molāris
• molārius
• molō

Related terms

• molitiō
• molitor

Descendants

• Italian: mola
• Portuguese: mola
• Romanian: moară
• Spanish: muela

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Portuguese

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mola

Noun

Mola f.

1. spring (device made of flexible material)

This Portuguese entry was created from the translations listed at spring. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Mola in the Portuguese Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

Mola m.

1. Genitive of mol.

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Spanish

Verb

Mola (infinitive molar)

1. informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of molar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of molar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of molar.

br:mola ca:mola el:mola fr:mola io:mola it:mola no:mola pl:mola pt:mola ru:mola fi:mola tr:mola zh:mola