mouillé

adjective

Describing a palatal or palatalized consonant, particularly one historically derived from /l/ or /n/.

OriginFrench mouillé →
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Meanings

adjectivemouillé (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesDescribing a palatal or palatalized consonant, particularly one historically derived from /l/ or /n/.

Origin

  1. Frenchmouillé
  2. Frenchmouillé
  3. Englishmouillé

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

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APA

mouillé. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouill%C3%A9

MLA

“mouillé.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouill%C3%A9. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mouillé,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mouill%C3%A9.

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