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Originally Posted by kai
... If I'm not mistaken, this loosely translates into "handsome guy"...  |
Hi Kai,
I think perhaps this comes from the Spanish verb
mellar which means to knick (as in a blade), damage, or notch. From which
mello = I knick. ("The handsome guy" would need a masculine article rather than the feminine
la.
)
Or it could be a person's name or the name of a place.
Ian.