moule

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mul/ Rhymes: -ul === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French modle, an old (11th century) borrowing from Latin modulus (“measure”) (compare Catalan motlle). Doublet of module, a more recent borrowing. ==== Noun ==== moule m (plural moules) (art, manufacturing) mould (UK), mold (US) (typography) matrix (cooking) (cake) tin (UK), pan (US) ===== Derived terms ===== moule à gaufres moule au beurre d'arachide === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old French moule, from Vulgar Latin *mŭsclus, from Latin mūsculus. Doublet of muscle. ==== Noun ==== moule f (plural moules) (zoology) mussel (colloquial) idiot, prat, twit (vulgar, slang, anatomy) cunt ==== See also ==== muscle === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== moule inflection of mouler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative first/third-person singular present subjunctive of moudre === Further reading === “moule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== moule alternative form of molle (“mole”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== moule alternative form of mowlen == Old French == === Alternative forms === moucle, moulle, mouscle === Etymology === Latin musculus. === Noun === moule oblique singular, f (oblique plural moules, nominative singular moule, nominative plural moules) mussel ==== Descendants ==== French: moule → Middle Dutch: mossel, mussel Dutch: mossel