This is the 11179th most frequent Portuguese word.
malharia
Knitting or hosiery industry; a place where knitted goods are made or sold.
The word 'malharia' is used here to mean a place where knitwear is sold or produced, indicating its function as a store or factory of knitted goods.
Eu comprei um casaco em uma malharia próxima.
I bought a coat in a nearby knitwear store.
Here, 'malharia' refers specifically to a manufacturing facility that creates knitted items, emphasizing its role in production.
Aquela malharia produz peças de alta qualidade.
That knitwear factory produces high-quality items.
In this context, 'malharia' signifies the craft or techniques related to knitting itself, used in the sense of an activity or study subject.