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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

malo

/ˈmɑloʊ/

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What does malo mean?

noun

  1. (informal) malolactic fermentation
  2. A Hawaiian loincloth.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmɑloʊ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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“Exsilia, torments, bells, morbos, naufragia meditare . . . ut nullo sis malo tiro.”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
"When you sailed through here before," he said, "you fired a shot at me," adding with some warmth that it was "muy malo."
Joshua SlocumSailing Alone Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #6317
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Borodino is ninety miles from the frontier; but it was not until they came near Moscow that the Russians reached that decided superiority in numbers, which of itself reversed the situation of the combatants so assuredly, that the French victory at Malo Jaroslewetz could not essentially alter it again.
Carl von ClausewitzOn WarTranslated by J. J. (James John) GrahamProject Gutenberg ebook #1946