Origin:
1730–40; < Italian, contraction of mala aria bad air
Related formsma·lar·i·al, ma·lar·i·an, ma·lar·i·ous, adjective
non·ma·lar·i·al, adjective
non·ma·lar·i·an, adjective
non·ma·lar·i·ous, adjective
post·ma·lar·i·al, adjective
EXPANDpseu·do·ma·lar·i·a, noun
un·ma·lar·i·al, adjective
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