mal

noun — 3 senses

mal

noun

/mæl/

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

1

illness, affliction.

Only in set phrases

a grand mal seizure

Derived terms: grand mal, petit mal, mal de mer, mal du Suisse
Related terms: malfunction, malice, malicious, malum, malus, Mal

mal

noun

Etymology Clipping of malibu.

1

Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports, Surfing A longboard (type of surfboard).

Derived terms: mini-mal

mal

noun

Etymology Clipping of malleolus.

1

Medicine, Sciences Informal A malleolus.

lateral mal

Derived terms: lateral mal, medial mal, posterior mal
Related terms: honi soit qui mal y pense, mal mariée, med mal

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