mini-mal

See also: minimal and minimál

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Paleo-Hispanicbor.
Latin Minius
Latin -um
Latin minium
Italian minio
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Italian -are
Italian miniare
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Italian -tura
Italian miniaturabor.
English miniature
English mini-
English mal
English mini-mal

    From mini- + mal.

    Noun

    mini-mal (plural mini-mals)

    1. (surfing) A type of surfboard which is similar in shape to a mal (i.e. a malibu, or longboard) but shorter, being perhaps 7 to 8 feet where a mal is about 9 feet (surfboards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries).
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