mufle

French

Etymology

Alteration/cross of museau (“muzzle, snout”) + moufle (“round vessel”), referring to round and fat faces.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /myfl/

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Noun

mufle m (plural mufles)

1. muzzle
2. boor (person)

Derived terms

• muflier m

Adjective

mufle (plural mufles)

1. boorish

Further reading

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