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mistle.

mistletoe

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪsəl/
  1. mistletoe

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  2. the mistle thrush

    countable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Old English mistel (“mistletoe”), from Proto-West Germanic *mistil (“mistle”), from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (“mistle”).

verb/ˈmɪsəl/
  1. To fall like a fine rain; to drizzle.

Where this word comes from

Presumably from mist + -le (frequentative suffix).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.