Etymology

mouillé

Today it means: Describing a palatal or palatalized consonant, particularly one historically derived from /l/ or /n/. Full definition →

French mouillé
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  1. French · borrowed frommouillé
  2. French · borrowed frommouillé
  3. English todaymouillé

Borrowed from French mouillé (“wet, moist”).

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