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moule.

mould (UK), mold (US)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mul/

  1. mould (UK), mold (US)

    masculine

  2. matrix

    masculine

  3. (cake) tin (UK), pan (US)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French modle, an old (11th century) borrowing from Latin modulus (“measure”) (compare Catalan motlle). Doublet of module, a more recent borrowing.

noun/mul/

  1. mussel

    feminine

  2. idiot, prat, twit

    colloquial · feminine

  3. cunt

    feminine · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin *mŭsclus, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of muscle.

verb/mul/

  1. inflection of mouler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of mouler: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular

  3. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of moudre

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
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