Meaning

3 senses

  1. Illness, affliction.

    a grand mal seizure

  2. A longboard (type of surfboard).

  3. (informal)A malleolus.

    lateral mal

Examples

2 sentences

  1. The capital of the Maldives is Malé.

    ruСтолица Мальдив - Мале.

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  2. Malé is the capital of the Maldives.

    ruМале - столица Мальдив.

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Origin

Borrowed from French mal (“illness”). Doublet of malus. Clipping of malibu. Clipping of

Borrowed from French mal (“illness”). Doublet of malus.

Clipping of malibu.

Clipping of malleolus.

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Forms

plural: mals
Singularmal
Pluralmals

regular

Word family

11 related words
RelatedmalfunctionC1maliceC2maliciousC2malummalusmed mal
Derivedgrand malpetit malmini-mallateral malmedial mal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
makeshiftmakeupmakingmaladyB2malaisemalariaB2malarkey
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