mammouth

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ма́монт (mámont), from Uralic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.mut/
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Noun

mammouth m (plural mammouths)

  1. mammoth (extinct elephant-like mammal)
    Hyponym: mastodonte
  2. (figuratively) mammoth (something very large)
    Synonym: mastodonte

Derived terms

Descendants

  • German: Mammut
    • Hungarian: mamut
  • Portuguese: mamute
  • Spanish: mamut
  • Persian: ماموت (mâmut)
  • Italian: mammut
  • Romanian: mamut
  • Turkish: mamut
  • Vietnamese: ma mút

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