Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moulin

/ˈmuːlæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: moulin
IPA: /ˈmuːlæn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

Borrowed from French moulin, from Late Latin molinum (“mill”). Doublet of moline and mill.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: moulin, molinum

Inflected Forms

moulins (plural)

Synonyms

glacier mill

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce moulin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmuːlæn/.
What does moulin mean?: A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface.
Where does moulin come from?: It is traced to French.

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