molehill

English

molehills in a field

Etymology

mole +‎ hill

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈməʊlhɪl/

Noun

molehill (plural molehills)

1. A small mound of earth created by a mole's burrowing underneath the surface of the ground.

Derived terms

• make a mountain out of a molehill

Translations

A small mound of earth

• Czech: krtina (cs) f
• Dutch: molshoop (nl) m
• French: taupinière (fr) f
• German: Maulwurfshaufen (de) m
• Irish: carnán caochán m
• Japanese: 土竜塚, もぐらづか
• Latvian: kurmja rakums m
• Lithuanian: kurmrausis m
• Luxembourgish: Maulefskoup (lb) m
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• Norman: taupinniéthe f (Jersey)
• Polish: kretowisko (pl) n
• Portuguese: monte/montículo de toupeira m
• Russian: крото́вина (ru) f (krotóvina)
• Samogitian: kormērausis m
• Spanish: topera f
• Venetian: muxighèr (vec) m
• Volapük: talpakum (vo)