A sunfish, Mola mola.
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mola
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mola.
Editorial note
> Female Spanish thriller writer Carmen Mola revealed to be three men > To everyone's surprise, Mola was not a university professor nor a woman.
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Quick take
A sunfish, Mola mola.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mola gathered in one view.
A traditional textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia, consisting of cloth panels to be worn on clothing, featuring complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse appliqué technique.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mola.
noun
A sunfish, Mola mola.
See also: sunfish, ocean-sunfish, headfish
noun
A traditional textile art form of the Kuna people of Panama and Colombia, consisting of cloth panels to be worn on clothing, featuring complex designs made with multiple layers of cloth in a reverse appliqué technique.
See also: sunfish, ocean-sunfish, headfish
Example sentences
> Female Spanish thriller writer Carmen Mola revealed to be three men > To everyone's surprise, Mola was not a university professor nor a woman.
Lo mismo con estudios, seguridad ciudadana (mola vivir tranquilo de que no haya tiroteos random)...
Scuba diving around Monterey CA we sometimes observe sea lions killing mola molas (ocean sunfish) for sport.
I'll add another example; La Mola in Menorca [1], built by the English starting in 1708.
As a scuba diver, I have seen California sea lions killing ocean sunfish (mola molas) for what appears to be pure sport.
The Romans did this through the ritual of immolation, where the animal was marked as a sacrifice by spreading mola (wheat spelt) and salsa (salt) on it.
This line of criticism frames it as if the Carmen Mola public persona is unacceptably dishonest compared to the acceptably dishonest fake public persona called Beatriz Gimeno.
I have seen California sea lions killing ocean sunfish (mola molas) in a way that appears to be sadistic, or at least just for sport.
Based on the linked Spanish ABC article [0], it seems like it was well known that Carmen Mola was a pseudonym and they were even widely suspected to be a man.
La Mola didn´t see action, and in fact it just became obsolete just before being finished (it never got the cannons) because new rifled canons with longer range made close fire and old fortress design completely infective (The bunker and underground fortification era began).
Quote examples
I’ve encountered a couple of these Sunfish (“Mola mola”) in the wild off the coast of Southern California.
Wikipedia> Mola is known for "ultra-violent Spanish crime thrillers" featuring police inspector Elena Blanco,...
Mola may be fiction, Gimeno is "based on a true story" fiction.
"The archaeologists from Mola, who have worked at the site since last June, believe the room housing the mosaic was a triclinium, containing dining couches on which people would recline to eat and drink while admiring the decorative flooring." eat and drink while admiring the...
Proper noun examples
Ahh, if it's good enough for Isak Denison, it's good enough for Carmen Mola.
> As far as the modern ideological narrative goes, you are committing transphobic violence by denying the existence of Mola.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use mola in a sentence?
> Female Spanish thriller writer Carmen Mola revealed to be three men > To everyone's surprise, Mola was not a university professor nor a woman.
What does mola mean?
A sunfish, Mola mola.
What part of speech is mola?
mola is commonly used as noun.