mal

nounnounnouncommon in dialogue

//mæl//

illness, affliction.

noun

1
illness, affliction.
a grand mal seizure

Etymology

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

noun

1
A longboard (type of surfboard).

Etymology

Clipping of malibu.

noun

1
informalA malleolus.
lateral mal

Etymology

Clipping of malleolus.

Forms

plural: mals

Makin · A surname.making · The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship;…Mako · A surname from Hungarian.

mal · illness, affliction.

Mal · A short form of given names such as Mallory, Malcolm etc.mala · A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.malaria · A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan,…

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