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mouton

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: M UW1 T AO0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

commune in Charente, France

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Sheepskin processed to resemble beaver or seal fur.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beaver lamb

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

meat from a mature domestic sheep

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mutton

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meat

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French mouton (“sheep”). Doublet of mutton.

Real reading context

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