mulus

Meaning

  1. (declension-2) a mule (pack animal)
  2. (declension-2, derogatory) ass, idiot

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈmuː.ɫʊs]
Etymology

From Proto-Italic *mukslos, *musk-, *muks-, probably from a pre-Latin Mediterranean/Near Eastern substrate language, likely cognate with Ancient Greek μυχλός (mukhlós), μύκλος (múklos), μύκλα (múkla), Albanian mushk (“mule”) and Old East Slavic мъскъ (mŭskŭ).

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