Masculine
mot
- (masculine) word
- (masculine) note, (short) message
- (masculine) answer to an enigma
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mo/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French mot, from Old French mot, from Late Latin muttum (“sound”), from muttīre (“mutter, make a mu-noise”), of onomatopoeic origin. Has almost entirely replaced parole in Modern French, perhaps because of its brevity. Compare Catalan mot.
Related words
single-character word
verbal message
-shaped
mot d’honneur
mot d’esprit
message verbal
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