marga
Spanish, noun/ˈmaɾɡa/
marga is spelled M-A-R-G-A (5 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 30,367th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Marga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “marl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en…”.
What does marga mean in English?
noun
- 1
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Roca sedimentaria grisácea, compuesta principalmente por carbonato de calcio y arcilla. Se deposita en ambientes marinos y lacustres. Se usa como abono y en la fabricación de cemento.
noun: 1. Jerga que se emplea para sacas, jergones y cosas semejantes, y antiguamente se llevó como luto muy riguroso.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of marga
- margas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce marga?
- /ˈmaɾɡa/
- [ˈmaɾ.ɣ̞a]
- [ˈmaɾɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to marga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is marga in Spanish?
marga appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).