mulga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a number of small acacia trees, especially Acacia aneura, forming dense scrub in dry inland areas of Australia.
  2. Any region where mulga is the predominant vegetation.
  3. The outback.
  4. Something made from the wood of a mulga tree.
  5. Ellipsis of mulga wire (“a message or story transmitted through an informal gossip network, especially one containing false information”).

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌlɡə/ /ˈmɐlɡə/ [ˈmɔʊlɡɐ] En-au-mulga.ogg

Word forms

mulga mulgas

Etymology

From Gamilaraay malga.

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