monceau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French moncel, from Late Latin monticellus, diminutive of Latin mōns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.so/

Noun

monceau m (plural monceaux)

1. heap, pile

Descendants

• Sicilian: muzzu, munzeḍḍu

Further reading

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