molleton

== English == === Etymology === French molleton, from molle +‎ -et (“diminutive”) +‎ -on (“diminutive”), from Latin mollis (“soft”). === Noun === molleton (countable and uncountable, plural molletons) (historical) A kind of thick woollen material, once important in the Canada trade. == French == === Etymology === From Latin mollis (“soft”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔl.tɔ̃/ === Noun === molleton m (plural molletons) felt; duffel fleece ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Mauritian Creole: molton → Portuguese: moletom, moletão === Further reading === “molleton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012