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mal.

badly

3 characters1 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈmal/[ˈmɑɫ]

  1. badly

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal, from Latin male.

noun/ˈmal/[ˈmɑɫ]

  1. flail

    masculine

  2. handle of the flail

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Attested since circa 1300 (máále), from Latin manualis (“manual”). Cognate with Portuguese mangual.

noun/ˈmal/[ˈmɑɫ]

  1. misfortune

    masculine

  2. bad; evil

    masculine

  3. sickness; disease

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese mal, from Latin malum.

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