mosette
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French mosette,[1] from Italian mozzetta; further etymology uncertain, possibly either:
- from Italian mozzo (“cut off; shortened”, adjective) (from Vulgar Latin *mutius, from Latin mutilus (“mutilated”); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *mut- (“cut short”)); or
- from Late Latin almucia (“hood or cape with a hood worn by clergy”) (further etymology unknown)
+ Italian -etta (feminine form of -etto (diminutive suffix)).[2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məʊˈzɛt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /moʊˈzɛt/
- Rhymes: -ɛt
- Hyphenation: mos‧ette
Noun
mosette (plural mosettes)
- (rare) Obsolete form of mozzetta.
References
- ^ “mosette, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2024.
- ^ “mozetta, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2024.
- ^ “mozzetta, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
mosette f (plural mosettes)
Further reading
- “mosette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.