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Mal vs Cal - What's the difference?

mal | cal |

As nouns the difference between mal and cal

is that mal is rent while cal is kale; cabbage.

mal

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
    • a grand mal seizure
    Derived terms
    * (illness) grand mal

    See also

    * malicious * Mal

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of malibu.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (surfing) A longboard (type of surfboard).

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    cal

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (mining, archaic, UK, dialect, Cornwall) wolfram, an ore of tungsten
    • (Simmonds)
    (Webster 1913) ----