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masculine

/mu.tɔ̃/

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Translation

sheep; mutton

Word origin

From Gaulish multo ('ram'), one of the few Celtic words to survive into French. English 'mutton' was borrowed from the French word.

Origin: Gaulish
Root: multo
English cognates: mutton

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmoutons

Examples

The sheep is sleeping in the field.

The sheep are crossing the road.

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She had mutton at the restaurant.

This sheep is bigger than the others.

He counts sheep to get to sleep.

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This word is part of lesson 56.