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Word: malita (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...kids, many of the Monterrey players worked as bootblacks to supplement the income of their fathers, who work in mills and factories for wages as low as $1.50 a day. But they were fine ballplayers, especially Héctor Epitacio Torres, 12, the skinny (85 Ibs.) star pitcher. Nicknamed Malita (evil little woman) because, like his ex-pitcher father, called La Mala, Héctor's stuff is sneaky quick, Righthander Torres had kept Monterrey going most of the season with good control and a fine fast ball...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mexico's Heroes | 9/1/1958 | See Source »

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