noun A gecko often found in and around the ceilings of houses. The gecko makes a croaking sound.
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LOL i always said macalaca :)
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RRos15 years ago
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Ros
15 years ago
Maclala? ;)
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kkimmysan6 years ago
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kimmysan
6 years ago
I've grown up saying maclala too. But we use that to refer to the brown lizards that bob up and down, and elongate that red flap of skin under their chin. ~courtesy of the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua
adoukoure5 years ago
adoukoure
5 years ago
We say maclala too in Belize
Victoria5 years ago
Victoria
5 years ago
I grew up calling lizards, macala. 🇧🇿 I never heard it called maclala.