English Words Starting With M

• malvinas

  plural-nounLow Frequency
  /mælˈviːnəs/A proper noun, specifically the name for the Falkland Islands in Spanish and used in that context in English.
• malvine

  nounRare / Specialised
  /ˈmælvaɪn/A bright red dye or pigment; specifically, the colouring matter of the mallow flower (genus Malva).
• malvoisie

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˌmalvɔɪˈziː/A type of sweet, fortified wine, originally from the Mediterranean region, similar to Malmsey; a historical term for Madeira wine.
• malwa

  nounVery Low (Specialized / Regional)
  /ˈmælwə/A type of cheap beer, typically low-alcohol and often homemade, brewed from various grains, associated with parts of Africa.
• malware

  nounC1
  /ˈmalwɛː/Software designed specifically to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
• mam

  nounLow
  /mam/Informal term for mother, used especially in some British dialects and informal contexts.
• mama

  nounVery High
  /ˈmɑːmə/ or /ˈmamə/A child's word for mother; one's mother.
• mama's boy

  nounHigh (in everyday speech)
  /ˈmʌm.iz ˌbɔɪ/A man, especially an adult, who is excessively or emotionally dependent on his mother.
• mamaguy

  nounverbVery Low
  /ˈmæməˌɡaɪ/To flatter or deceive someone with smooth talk; to cajole or sweet-talk.
• mamaku

  nounVery low
  /ˈmɑːməkuː/A large, black tree fern native to New Zealand (Cyathea medullaris).
• mamallapuram

  nounLow
  /ˌmʌmʌləˈpʊərəm/The modern name for a historic town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Tamil Nadu, India, famous for its 7th- and 8th-century CE rock-cut temples and monolithic sculptures.
• mamaroneck

  nounVery low
  /ˌmæmərəˈnɛk/A proper noun referring to a village and town in Westchester County, New York, United States.
• mamba

  nounC1
  /ˈmæmbə/A large, agile, and highly venomous snake native to sub-Saharan Africa.
• mamberamo

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌmæmbəˈrɑːməʊ/A proper noun referring to a major river system in the Indonesian province of Papua.
• mambo

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC2
  /ˈmæm.bəʊ/A lively Afro-Cuban dance in duple time, similar to the rumba.
• mame

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmɑːmeɪ/ (food), /mam/ (dialect mother), /meɪm/ (archaic maim)A primarily Japanese-derived term referring to a type of small, round, colourful bean, typically a soybean, or a variant of 'mam' (mother/food, dialectal). Also a rare variant spelling of 'maim'.
• mamelon

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈmaməlɒn/A rounded hill or protuberance.
• mameluke

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmamɪluːk/A member of a military caste, originally of enslaved Central Asian and Caucasian origin, that ruled Egypt from 1250 to 1517 and remained influential until 1811.
• mamers

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈmeɪ.məz/A dialectal or rare term for mothers, particularly in certain regional usages or as a familial term of address.
• mamet

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmeɪmɪt/A surname, specifically referring to the American playwright and screenwriter David Mamet.

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