malabar

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French

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Etymology

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Noun

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malabar m (plural malabars)

  1. (colloquial) bruiser (very large, muscular man)
    • 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 2, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
      Leurs voix sonnaient calmes et surprises, au début, suite à l’arrivée soudaine des quatre malabars : []
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /malaˈbaɾ/ [ma.laˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧la‧bar

Adjective

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malabar m or f (masculine and feminine plural malabares)

  1. (relational) of Malabar
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Noun

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malabar m (uncountable)

  1. Malayalam (language)
    Synonym: malayalam

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