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mollet

Pronunciation: /mɔ.lɛ/

“mollet” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. soft
  2. soft-boiled

noun

  1. calf

In French

  1. Mou, faible, sans force.
  2. Qui a une mollesse agréable et douce au toucher.
  3. Entre cru et dur, en parlant de la cuisson de l’œuf.
  4. Saillie, formée par les muscles jumeaux et soléaire, sur la partie postérieure de la jambe, entre le jarret et la cheville.
  5. Autre orthographe de molet.
  6. Mon que les peintres donnait autrefois au blanc d'Espagne.

Etymology

From mou, mol + -et.

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