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mall

/mɔːl/ UK
/mæl/ UK
/mɔːl/ Australia, US, New England
/mɑl/ cot caught merger

Sounds like maul, moll · Rhymes with -æl, Rhymes: -ɔːl, -ɔːl

Where it comes from

Probably from The Mall, a major street in London, England, which was originally a pall mall alley.

noun malls

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US, countable, uncountable A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. The preliminary plans provide for one million square feet of selling space in three main buildings and a double row of shops along a central shopping mall.
countable, uncountable An enclosed shopping centre. Every day, at about the time the rest of us go to work, groups of retirees gather at many of America′s enclosed shopping malls.
countable, obsolete, uncountable An alley where the game of pall mall was played.
countable, uncountable A public walk; a level shaded walk, a promenade. Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall.
countable, uncountable A heavy wooden mallet or hammer used in the game of pall mall. I also fell slightly; but his fall proving a severe one, he arose in wrath, and struck me with the mall which he held in his hand, until my blood flowed copiously […]
countable, obsolete, uncountable The game of polo.
countable, obsolete, uncountable An old game played with malls or mallets and balls; pall mall. But playing with the Boy ar Mall, (I rue the Time, and ever shall) I struck the Ball, I know not how

verb malls · malling · malled

to beat with a mall, or mallet; to beat with something heavy; to bruise
to build up with the development of shopping malls
informal to shop at the mall

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shopping mall, shopping center, plaza, center, promenade, supermarket, store, shop, shopping, tour, town, mail, city, parkway, paseo, walkway

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noun pedestrianized street

中文	步行街 bùxíngjiē
Tiếng Việt	phố đi bộ

noun enclosed shopping centre

Español	centro comercial, shopping, mall, mol
한국어	쇼핑 센터 syoping senteo
日本語	モール mōru, ショッピングセンター shoppingusentā
中文	購物中心 /购物中心 gòuwù zhòngxīn, 商場 /商场 shāngchǎng
हिन्दी	शॉपिंग सेंटर śŏpiṅg sẽṭar
Português	centro comercial, shopping
Français	centre commercial, mail
Deutsch	Einkaufszentrum
Italiano	centro commerciale
Ελληνικά	εμπορικό κέντρο emporikó kéntro
Română	centru comercial, mall
Русский	торго́вый центр torgóvyj centr, молл moll
Tiếng Việt	trung tâm thương mại, trung tâm mua sắm, thương xá
العربية	مَرْكَز تَسَوِّق markaz tasawwiq, مَرْكَز تِجَارِيّ markaz tijāriyy, مول mōl
עברית	קַנְיוֹן kanyon

noun alley where the game of pall mall was played

Français	mail

noun public walk ; level shaded walkway

Français	mail

noun heavy wooden mallet used in the game of pall mall

Français	mail

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@misc{mall_2026,
  title = {mall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}