As an interjection mahalo
is thank you.
As a noun mahala is
a neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
mahalo
English
Usage notes
The word is widely used in public notices in Hawaii, most visibly on trash cans, leading some to infer the meaning as "trash can".
mahala
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A neighborhood or residential area in Balkan countries.
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