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Old 9th March 2018, 06:57 AM   #8
Ian
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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.
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