Meaning

3 senses

  1. Illness, affliction.

    a grand mal seizure

  2. (informal)A malleolus.

    lateral mal

  3. A longboard (type of surfboard).

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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