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Malabar(dictionary)
Malabar itch(medicine)
Malabar leprosy(medicine)
Malabar Coast(encyclopedia)
Malabar Coast(dictionary)

Malabar (iou)



Malabar noun & adjective. L16.
[A coastal district of SW India.]
A. noun. Chiefly Hist.
1. A native or inhabitant of the Malabar coast, SW India. Also, a Tamil. L16.
2. The language of the Malabar coast, Malayalam. Also, Tamil. E19.
3. A brightly coloured cotton handkerchief. L19.
B. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Malabar coast; Tamil. L17.
Malabar nightshade: see NIGHTSHADE. Malabar plum (the fruit of) the rose apple, Syzygium jambos. Malabar spinach = Malabar nightshade s.v. NIGHTSHADE.
Malabaric adjective & noun (now rare) (a) adjective = MALABAR adjective; (b) noun = MALABAR noun 2: E18.