mullet

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From Middle English molet, mulett, from Old French mulet (now ‘grey mullet’), from Latin mullus (“red mullet”), from Ancient Greek μύλλος (múllos).

Also termed a mullethead, possibly derived from the fish (see Etymology 1) or from mull (meaning to stupefy) though neither is certain.

1994 US. Popularized and possibly coined by hip hop group the Beastie Boys in their song "Mullet Head".

From Middle English molet, from Old French molette (“rowel”).

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: بُورِيّ (būriyy) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Asturian: muil — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Belarusian: кефа́ль (kjefálʹ) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Central Bikol: balanak — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Catalan: llíssera — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Catalan: mújol — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Chinese: o͘-á-hî — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Chinese Mandarin: 鯔魚 /鲻鱼 (zīyú) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Coptic: ⲫⲟⲣⲓ (phori) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Coptic: ϣⲉⲛⲏⲧ ⲡϩⲁϩⲥ ⲁⲡⲉ (šenēt phahs ape) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Corsican: muzaru — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Crimean Tatar: cılar — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Crimean Tatar: kefal — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Czech: parmice — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Danish: multe — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Dutch: harder — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Esperanto: mugilo — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Finnish: keltti — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• French: mulet — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• French: muge — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Galician: muxe — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Galician: taíña — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Georgian: კეფალი (ḳepali) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Georgian: ბარაბული (barabuli) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• German: Meeräsche — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Greek: κέφαλος (kéfalos) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Ancient Greek: κεστρεύς (kestreús) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Hawaiian: ʻanae — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Hebrew: בורי (búri) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Ido: surmuleto — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Irish: lannach — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Italian: triglia — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Italian: cefalo — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Italian: muggine — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Japanese: ボラ (bora) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Japanese: 鯔 (bora) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Korean: 숭어 (sung'eo) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Latin: mugil — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Lithuanian: kefalinės — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Māori: kanae — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Norwegian: multe — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Old English: mǣċefisċ — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Old English: heardhara — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Persian: کفال (kafâl) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Polish: cefal — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Portuguese: tainha — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Russian: кефа́ль (kefálʹ) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Samoan: ʻanae — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Serbo-Croatian: ципал — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Serbo-Croatian: cipal — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Sicilian: cìfalu — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Spanish: mújol — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Spanish: lisa — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Swedish: multe — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Tagalog: gagapang — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Tahitian: ʻanae — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Tamil: மடவை (maṭavai) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Tongan: kanahe — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Turkish: kefal — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Ukrainian: кефа́ль (kefálʹ) — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Venetan: cièvoło — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Vietnamese: cá đối — fish of the family Mugilidae (grey mullets)
• Catalan: moll — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Finnish: mullo — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• French: rouget — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Ancient Greek: τρίγλη (tríglē) — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Latin: mullus — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Portuguese: salmonete — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Portuguese: trilha — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Serbo-Croatian: trlja — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Spanish: salmonete — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Tagalog: asubi — fish of the family Mullidae (red mullets)
• Czech: deka — hairstyle
• Danish: svenskerhår — hairstyle
• Danish: bundesligahår — hairstyle
• Danish: bundesligagarn — hairstyle
• Dutch: matje — hairstyle
• Dutch: nektapijt — hairstyle
• Finnish: takatukka — hairstyle
• French: nuque longue — hairstyle
• French: coupe Longueuil — hairstyle
• French: mullet — hairstyle
• French: coupe mulet — hairstyle
• German: Vokuhila — hairstyle
• Hebrew: מאלט — hairstyle
• Hungarian: Bundesliga-frizura — hairstyle
• Japanese: マレット (maretto) — hairstyle
• Latvian: malets — hairstyle
• Norwegian: hockeysveis — hairstyle
• Persian: مولت — hairstyle
• Polish: czeski piłkarz — hairstyle
• Portuguese: mullet — hairstyle
• Russian: ма́ллет (mállet) — hairstyle
• Spanish: chocopanda — hairstyle
• Spanish: farru — hairstyle
• Spanish: playero — hairstyle
• Spanish: cubanita — hairstyle
• Spanish: mullet — hairstyle
• Swedish: hockeyfrilla — hairstyle
• Ukrainian: маллет (mallet) — hairstyle