mouillé
[ moo-yey ]
/ muˈyeɪ /
adjective Phonetics.
palatal or palatalized, especially referring to sounds spelled ll and ñ in Spanish, gl and gn in Italian, etc.
(of French sounds) spelled l or ll and pronounced as a y sound.
Origin of mouillé
1825–35; < French, past participle of
mouiller to wet < Vulgar Latin
*molliāre to soften by wetting, derivative of Latin
mollis soft; see
mollify
Words nearby mouillé
British Dictionary definitions for mouille
mouillé
/ (ˈmwiːeɪ) /
adjective
phonetics
palatalized, as in the sounds represented by Spanish ll or ñ, Italian gl or gn (pronounced as / ʎ / and / ɲ / respectively), or French ll (representing a (j) sound)
Word Origin for mouillé
C19: from French, past participle of
mouiller to moisten, from Latin
mollis soft