muguet

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French muguet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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muguet m (plural muguets)

  1. (botany) lily of the valley
    Synonym: lliri de maig
  2. (pathology) thrush (oral candidiasis)

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French

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muguet

Etymology

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From Old French muguete, muguede (as in nois muguete (nutmeg)), from Latin muscāta, feminine of muscātus (musky), from Ancient Greek μόσχος (móskhos), from Middle Persian mwšk' (/⁠*mušk⁠/, musk), ultimately from Sanskrit मुष्क (muṣka, testicle), the shape of the gland being similar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /my.ɡɛ/
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  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

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muguet m (plural muguets)

  1. lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
  2. (medicine) thrush (oral yeast infection, oral candidiasis)
    Synonyms: candidose, blanchet
  3. (dated) dandy

Descendants

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  • Catalan: muguet
  • Turkish: müge

Further reading

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