morue

French

Etymology

From Old French morlue, a compound of Breton mor (“sea”) + Old French lus (“pike”). Cognate with the specific name in Gadus morhua. Likewise, cognate with English milwell (an old word spelled many ways before English spelling was standardized).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʁy/

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Noun

morue f (plural morues)

1. cod
2. (derogatory) a whore; a broad
3. (derogatory) an ugly person; an oaf

   Synonym: thon

Derived terms

• huile de foie de morue
• morue charbonnier

Descendants

• → Asturian: morúa, merúa
• Haitian Creole: lanmori
• → Lingala: molí
• → Arabic: مُورَة (mūra)

Further reading

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

Middle English

Noun

morue

1. alternative form of morwe