moût

See also: mout and MOUT

French

Alternative forms

• mout (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French moust, from Old French moust, from Latin mustum, from Proto-Indo-European *mus-, *mews- (“damp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu/

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• Homophones: mou, moud, mouds, moue, moues, mous, moûts

Noun

moût m (plural moûts)

1. must (of grape, apple etc.)
2. wort (of hops, barley)

Further reading

• “moût”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.