adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/məˈlɛəɹi.əl/
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General-American:/məˈlɛɹi.əl/
rhymes with -ɛəɹiəl
CMU ARPABET:M AH0 L EH1 R IY0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or infected by malaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A person who has malaria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
of or infected by or resembling malaria
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
malarial fever
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From malaria + -al.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Portuguese:
palúdico
— of, relating to, or infected by malaria
Portuguese:
malárico
— of, relating to, or infected by malaria
Romanian:
malaric
— of, relating to, or infected by malaria
Romanian:
paludic
— of, relating to, or infected by malaria
Spanish:
palúdico
— of, relating to, or infected by malaria