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mulus

Pronunciation: [ˈmuː.ɫʊs]

“mulus” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

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

Etymology

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

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