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mousse.

blunt

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/mus/
  1. 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).

noun/mus/
  1. moss (the plant)

    feminine
  2. bryophyte (in the broad sense)

    feminine
  3. foam

    feminine
  4. mousse (dessert)

    feminine
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.

noun/mus/
  1. a boy serving on a ship: a cabin boy

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish mozo.

verb/mus/
  1. inflection of mousser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of mousser: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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