mousse.
blunt
Meaning & usage
blunt
Where this word comes from
Originally from a dialect south of the Loire, from Vulgar Latin *muttius (compare Occitan mos), of Gaulish origin, or alternatively from Latin mutilus (compare Italian mozzo).
moss (the plant)
bryophyte (in the broad sense)
foam
mousse (dessert)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French mosse (“moss”), from Frankish *mosa (“moss”), from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss”). For the culinary sense one might suspect influence by Dutch moes, German Mus (both “mush, purée”). However, the metaphorical use of mousse for “foam” is older and the culinary sense can thence be derived without difficulty.
a boy serving on a ship: a cabin boy
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Spanish mozo.
inflection of mousser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of mousser: second-person singular imperative
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