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mot.

butterfly-like insect: moth (usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɔt/
  1. butterfly-like insect: moth (usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch motte, from Proto-West Germanic *mottō, *moþþō, perhaps related to *muggju (“mosquito, midge”), or *maþō (“worm”). Cognate to English moth, German Motte.

noun/mɔt/
  1. a female pig; a sow

    feminine
  2. a lewd woman

    broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German mutte, perhaps ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *muþraz (“to be dirty, wet”).

noun/mɔt/
  1. a slap, a blow, a hit (physical aggression with hands or fists)

    feminine
  2. a quarrel, tiff

    broadly · feminine
Where this word comes from

Onomatopoeic.

noun/mɔt/
  1. light rain; drizzle

    feminine
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