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muguet.

lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/my.ɡɛ/
  1. lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)

    masculine
  2. thrush (oral yeast infection, oral candidiasis)

    masculine
  3. dandy

    dated · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French muguete, muguede (as in nois muguete (“nutmeg”)), from Latin muscāta, feminine of muscātus (“musky”), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian mwšk' (/⁠*mušk⁠/, “musk”), ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, “testicle”), the shape of the gland being similar.

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