mouillé

American  

[moo-yey] / muˈyeɪ /

adjective

Phonetics.

1. palatal or palatalized, especially referring to sounds spelled ll and ñ in Spanish, gl and gn in Italian, etc.

2. (of French sounds) spelled l or ll and pronounced as a y sound.

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mouillé British  

/ ˈmwiːeɪ /

adjective

1. phonetics palatalized, as in the sounds represented by Spanish ll or ñ, Italian gl or gn (pronounced as / ʎ / and / ɲ / respectively), or French ll (representing a (j) sound)

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Etymology

Origin of mouillé

1825–35; < French, past participle of mouiller to wet < Vulgar Latin *molliāre to soften by wetting, derivative of Latin mollis soft; see mollify

Example Sentences

"Aha! your tongue is mouillé, mon noble Innerkepple," said the merchant.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various

"Ha! they are a jovial troup of good chaps, and deserve one grand potation; but I gave them only one leetle hamper, for fear they should get mouillé."

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various

In the days when Mr. John Bull boasted of his realism versus Gallic idealism, he "got wet to the skin" when M. Jean Crapaud was mouillé jusqu'aux os.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 14 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

It is one grand vision to a vendeur of good vin to see the biberons lying on the ground, all mouillé.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume I Historical, Traditionary, and Imaginative by Various