mufle

French

Etymology

Alteration/cross of museau (“muzzle, snout”) + moufle (“round vessel”), referring to round and fat faces.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /myfl/

Noun

mufle m (plural mufles)

muzzle
boor (person)

Derived terms

muflier m

Adjective

mufle (plural mufles)

boorish

References

“mufle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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