mouton
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French mouton (“sheep”). Doublet of mutton.
Noun
editmouton (countable and uncountable, plural moutons)
- (countable, historical) A 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains.
- Sheepskin processed to resemble beaver or seal fur.
- Synonym: beaver lamb
- 1950, Fabric Facts, number 1, page 12:
- The knit constructions include the knit krimmers, the brushed knit fur prints, and knit mouton.
Related terms
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French mouton, from Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmouton m (plural moutons)
- sheep (animal)
- mutton (meat)
- (figuratively) lemming, sheep (someone who follows a crowd and succumbs to groupthink)
- mouton (coin)
- dust bunny
- Synonym: (Northern France) moumoute
Derived terms
edit- haricot de mouton
- mouton à cinq pattes
- mouton de Panurge
- mouton noir
- revenir à ses moutons
- saute-mouton
Descendants
edit- Haitian Creole: mouton
- Louisiana Creole: mouton
- Seychellois Creole: mouton
- → English: mouton
- >? Galician: motóa
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “mouton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Haitian Creole
editEtymology
editFrom French mouton (“sheep”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmouton
Louisiana Creole
editEtymology
editFrom French mouton (“sheep”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmouton
- sheep
- faib comme ein mouton ― weak as a sheep
- troup mouton ― flock of sheep
Derived terms
edit- dite mouton (“sheep tea, medicinal tea used for a fever”)
See also
editReferences
editMiddle French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French mouton, Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun
editmouton m (plural moutons)
Descendants
editNorman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun
editmouton m (plural moutons)
Derived terms
edit- hèrbe à moutons (“sheep's fescue”)
- trêfl'ye à moutons (“black medic”)
Old French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun
editmouton oblique singular, m (oblique plural moutons, nominative singular moutons, nominative plural mouton)
Descendants
editSeychellois Creole
editEtymology
editFrom French mouton, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun
editmouton
References
edit- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
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- ht:Livestock
- ht:Sheep
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- lou:Animals
- lou:Livestock
- lou:Mammals
- lou:Sheep
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- nrf:Mammals
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- fro:Animals
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- crs:Animals
- crs:Mammals
- crs:Livestock
- crs:Sheep