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malo

/mˈɑloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
ma-lo
IPA
/mˈɑloʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

malolactic fermentation

Informal; Uncountable

noun

A Hawaiian loincloth.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Shortening of malolactic.

Usage

Inflected Forms

malos (plural)

Phrases

malo animo Saint-Malo St. Malo

Frequently Paired Words

malo animo Saint-Malo St. Malo

Homonyms

mollo mallo

Rhymes With

follow hollow swallow apollo gonzalo wallow rollo ruffalo salo garofalo calo manalo

Questions

How do you pronounce malo?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɑloʊ/.
What does malo mean?
malolactic fermentation
Where does malo come from?
Shortening of malolactic.

How to pronounce malo

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