"malo" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈma.lo/ Forms: mala [feminine], mali [masculine, plural], male [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -alo Etymology: Inherited from Latin malus. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:malus}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*malos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Archaic Latin", "term" : "malos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-ala" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "malus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "malo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="malo">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|malus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin malus, {{inh+|it|la|malus}} Inherited from Latin malus Head templates: {{it-adj}} malo (feminine mala, masculine plural mali, feminine plural male)
  1. (archaic, regional) bad, evil, wicked Tags: archaic, regional Synonyms: cattivo
    Sense id: en-malo-it-adj-1maRdO2r Categories (other): Regional Italian
  2. (archaic, regional) unfit, incompetent, inadequate Tags: archaic, regional
    Sense id: en-malo-it-adj-v8~fFaFB Categories (other): Regional Italian, Italian entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 13 87 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 100 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: malaffare, malalingua, malamente, malasanità, malaugurio, malavita, malcostume, malessere, maloanno, malocchio Related terms: male, malizia

Inflected forms

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