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8,033 words — headwords with part of speech, pronunciation, and a plain-language definition.

making-of
noun, masculine
making-of
makololo
adjective
Makololo
makololo
noun, masculine/feminine
Makololo
maká
adjective
Maká
maká
noun, masculine/feminine
Maká
mal
adverb
badly, poorly, ill; awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly; hard (functions as an adverb in Spanish but translates as an adjective in English); Used as an intensifier, very; yes
mal
noun, masculine
evil, harm; a bad thing or situation; disease, illness, ailment; worse (substantive)
mal
adjective
apocopic form of malo bad; evil; amiss, awry, off, wrong
mal de Alzheimer
noun, masculine
Alzheimer's disease (neurodegenerative disease causing dementia)
mal de bubas
noun, masculine
syphilis
mal de la azotea
adjective
off one's rocker; round the twist
mal de la rosa
noun, masculine
pellagra
mal de la tierra
noun, masculine
vesicular stomatitis (disease)
mal de montaña
noun, masculine
altitude sickness
mal de muchos, consuelo de tontos
proverb
misery loves company
mal de ojo
noun, masculine
evil eye (curse done by a malevolent gaze)
mal de piedra
noun, masculine
renal calculus
mal de pinto
noun, masculine
pinta (disease)
mal del coco
adjective
off one's head, off one's rocker (crazy)
mal del puerco
noun, masculine
food coma, a state of lethargy and sleepiness that comes on shortly after eating a large or heavy meal
mal fario
noun, masculine
dumb luck
mal francés
noun, masculine
French disease
mal genio
noun, masculine
a bad mood
mal humor
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of malhumor
mal menor
noun, masculine
lesser of two evils
mal nacido
adjective
alternative spelling of malnacido; ill-bred, mean
mal necesario
noun, masculine
necessary evil
mal que
conjunction
although
mal que bien
adverb
one way or another, somehow; more or less, just about
mal que te pese
adverb
like it or not, like it or lump it
mal trago
noun, masculine
blow; bitter pill to swallow
mal viaje
noun, masculine
bad trip
mal visto
adjective
frowned upon
mala
noun, feminine
suitcase; mailbag; mail, post
mala acción
noun, feminine
bad deed
mala cabeza
noun, feminine
headless chicken
mala copa
adjective
that becomes aggressive or annoying when they consume alcohol
mala fama
noun, feminine
bad name (poor reputation)
mala fe
noun, feminine
bad faith
mala gente
adjective
mean (person)
mala hierba
noun, feminine
weed (unwanted plant)
mala hostia
noun, feminine
bad mood
mala leche
noun, feminine
bad blood
mala mujer
noun, feminine
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see malo, mujer.; a name for various plants, of different families, especially those that sting:
mala mía
interjection
my bad
mala onda
noun, feminine
mean person
mala palabra
noun, feminine
swear word; curse word; choice word
mala pasada
noun, feminine
dirty trick (unethical or illegal tactic used against an opponent)
mala pata
noun, feminine
bad luck; misfortune; ragged, raggedy
mala praxis
noun, feminine
malpractice
mala racha
noun, feminine
losing streak; rough patch
mala sangre
noun, feminine
bad blood
mala suerte
noun, feminine
bad luck
mala suerte
interjection
bad luck; tough luck
mala voluntad
noun, feminine
ill will
malabar
adjective
of Malabar
malabar
noun, masculine
Malayalam (language)
malabarear
verb
to juggle
malabares
noun, masculine
ellipsis of juegos malabares (“juggling”)
malabarismo
noun, masculine
juggling; juggling act; doublespeak