malo

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noun

malolactic fermentation

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Meanings

malo1

nounmalo (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountablemalolactic fermentation

    Allowing a wine to undergo malo also protects it from bacterial contamination later.

    2009, Joseph LaVilla, The Wine, Beer, and Spirits Handbook

malo2

nounmalo (plural malos)

plural malos

  1. A Hawaiian loincloth.

Malo3

proper nounMalo (plural Malos)

plural Malos

  1. A surname.

Origin

Shortening of malolactic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lomalmaoloammolaamolMOAL
Cite this entry
APA

malo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malo

MLA

“malo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malo.

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