"maloik" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maloiks [plural]
Etymology: From Sicilian malocchiu. Doublet of malocchio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)mel-|*h₃ekʷ-}}, {{bor|en|scn|malocchiu}} Sicilian malocchiu, {{doublet|en|malocchio}} Doublet of malocchio Head templates: {{en-noun}} maloik (plural maloiks)
  1. (Italian-American English) Evil eye; a curse.
    Sense id: en-maloik-en-noun-4jaT5j30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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