maraña
tangle
mar
sea
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araña
spider
A maraña is a tangle, which can be remembered by thinking of a tangled mess in the mar0 (sea0) or a tangled web made by an araña1 (spider1).
noun
- tangleA tangled or confused mass of somethingEl jardín se había convertido en una maraña de maleza. // The garden had become a tangle of weeds.