molosse
English
Noun
molosse (plural molosses)
- Alternative form of molossus
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for molosse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin molossus (in molossus canis), from Ancient Greek Μολοσσός (Molossós, “of Molossus (an area known for its guard-dogs)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.lɔs/
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Further reading
- “molosse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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