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mot.

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3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mo//mɔ/
  1. word

    masculine
  2. note, (short) message

    masculine
  3. answer to an enigma

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French mot, from Old French mot, from Late Latin muttum (“sound”), from muttīre (“mutter, make a mu-noise”), of onomatopoeic origin. Has almost entirely replaced parole in Modern French, perhaps because of its brevity. Compare Catalan mot.

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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.