mollet

mollet

See also: mollët and Mollet

French

Etymology

    From mou, mol +‎ -et.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mɔ.lɛ/
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    • Homophones: Molet, Mollet

    Adjective

    mollet (feminine mollette, masculine plural mollets, feminine plural mollettes)

    1. soft
    2. soft-boiled

    Derived terms

    • œuf mollet

    Noun

    mollet m (plural mollets)

    1. (anatomy) calf
      • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes amis [My Friends]‎[1], Paris: Émile-Paul Frères:
        Les habits, qui pèsent sur mes mollets, sont plats, tièdes d’un côté seulement. Les lacets de mes souliers n’ont plus de ferrets.
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    Derived terms

    • avoir des mollets de coq

    Further reading

    Northern Sami

    Pronunciation

    • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmolleh(t)/

    Verb

    mollet

    1. inflection of mollat:
      1. third-person plural present indicative
      2. second-person singular past indicative
      3. second-person plural imperative