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la mousse
moss
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How do you say mousse in French?
How do you pronounce mousse in French?
mousse is pronounced /la mus/ in French.
Example sentences
La mousse au chocolat est délicieuse et très légère.
The chocolate mousse is delicious and very light.
Cette mousse blanche recouvre complètement la surface de l'océan.
This white foam completely covers the ocean's surface.
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Why is it feminine?
Mousse is feminine in French. While it may derive from Latin "mulsa" (a drink of wine mixed with honey), the more direct etymology is from Old French "mousse" meaning "foam" or "froth," which itself may be related to Germanic roots. The word is feminine in French, likely due to the feminine gender of related words in Romance languages and regular phonetic evolution, though the exact mechanism of gender retention is not entirely certain. The semantic association with soft, light substances may have also contributed to its feminine classification.
What is the French word for moss?
The French word for moss is la mousse — feminine.
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