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mini-mal

mini-mal noun: a type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (i.e. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).

Noun

mini-mal (plural mini-mals)

  1. A type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (i.e. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).

Forms of mini-mal

pluralmini-mals

Origin of mini-mal

From mini- + mal.

Questions about mini-mal

What does mini-mal mean?
Mini-mal means a type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (i.e. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).
What part of speech is mini-mal?
Mini-mal is a noun.
What is the plural of mini-mal?
The plural of mini-mal is mini-mals.

Words near mini-mal in the dictionary

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  2. mini-language
  3. mini-languages
  4. mini-lexicon
  5. mini-lexicons
  6. mini-mal
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  10. mini-manifesto
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