mouton
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French mouton (“sheep”). Doublet of mutton.
Noun edit
mouton (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 edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French mouton, from Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mouton 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 edit
Further reading edit
- “mouton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Haitian Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French mouton (“sheep”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mouton
Louisiana Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French mouton (“sheep”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mouton
- 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 edit
References edit
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French mouton, Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun edit
mouton m (plural moutons)
Descendants edit
Norman edit
Etymology edit
From Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun edit
mouton m (plural moutons)
Derived terms edit
- hèrbe à moutons (“sheep's fescue”)
- trêfl'ye à moutons (“black medic”)
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun edit
mouton oblique singular, m (oblique plural moutons, nominative singular moutons, nominative plural mouton)
Descendants edit
Seychellois Creole edit
Etymology edit
From French mouton, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *moltos.
Noun edit
mouton
References edit
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français