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moll.

moist, wet

4 characters1 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmo̞ʎ]Northern[ˈmɔʎ]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. moist, wet

  2. weak

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan moyll, from Latin mollem, from earlier *molduis, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“soft, weak”), from *(s)meld- (“soft, weak, tender”). Compare Occitan mòl, French mou, Spanish muelle.

noun[ˈmo̞ʎ]Northern[ˈmɔʎ]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. quay, jetty

    masculine

  2. breakwater

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin moles.

noun[ˈmo̞ʎ]Northern[ˈmɔʎ]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. marrow, as in bone marrow

    masculine · uncountable

  2. the soft part of a fruit

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Catalan moyl, from Vulgar Latin *medullum, analogically derived from Latin medulla, and probably influenced by Etymology 1. Compare Occitan mesolh, Spanish meollo, Portuguese miolo. Doublet of molla and medul·la, which were, respectively, inherited and borrowed from Latin.

noun[ˈmo̞ʎ]Northern[ˈmɔʎ]Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia

  1. several species of fish

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin mullus (“red mullet”).

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