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Mara
/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/
Meaning
A group of friends or a crew in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Among young people it simply means your close friend group. The same word, however, is also associated with organized street gangs, so context completely changes the meaning.
Examples
“I went out with the whole crew this weekend and we had a great time.”
“The gang agreed to meet up Saturday at the court.”
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Mara
/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/
Meaning
In El Salvador and Honduras, a word with two lives: among friends it simply means your squad or crew, the people you roll with. But "mara" is also the name of the most dangerous gangs in the region, like the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). Context is everything with this word.
Examples
“He showed up to the party with the whole crew.”
“You are running with the wrong crowd, be careful.”
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Mara
/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/
Meaning
A group of friends or a crew in Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Among young people it simply means your close friend group. The same word, however, is also associated with organized street gangs, so context completely changes the meaning.
Examples
“I went out with the whole crew this weekend and we had a great time.”
“The gang agreed to meet up Saturday at the court.”
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Mara
/Sounds like "MAH" (as in "mark") + "rah" (as in "rapper")/
Meaning
In El Salvador and Honduras, a word with two lives: among friends it simply means your squad or crew, the people you roll with. But "mara" is also the name of the most dangerous gangs in the region, like the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13). Context is everything with this word.
Examples
“He showed up to the party with the whole crew.”
“You are running with the wrong crowd, be careful.”
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