monticule

English

Noun

monticule (plural monticules)

1. Alternative form of monticle

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin monticulus, diminutive of mons (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.ti.kyl/

Noun

monticule m (plural monticules)

1. mound, hillock
2. (baseball) mound

Further reading

• “monticule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) monticule

1. vocative singular of monticulus