Belize
Puerto Rico
noun
A gecko often found in and around the ceilings of houses. The gecko makes a croaking sound.
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L
L
13 years ago

LOL i always said macalaca :)

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Ros
12 years ago

Maclala? ;)

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kimmysan
4 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

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adoukoure
3 years ago

We say maclala too in Belize

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Victoria
3 years ago

I grew up calling lizards, macala. 🇧🇿 I never heard it called maclala.