mussola

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *noctiola, alteration of Vulgar Latin *noctuola, from Latin noctua.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [muˈsɔ.lə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [muˈsɔ.la]

mussola f (plural mussoles)

1. the rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)
2. a smooth hound (a houndshark of the genus Mustelus)

• (ptarmigan) perdiu blanca

From Mussolo (“Mosul”), that is Mosul in northern Iraq.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmus.so.la/
• Rhymes: -ussola
• Hyphenation: mùs‧so‧la

mussola f (plural mussole)

1. muslin