"meule" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /møl/ Audio: Fr-meule.ogg Forms: meules [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French mole, muele, from Latin mola, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mole|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mole, {{inh+|fr|fro|mole}} Inherited from Old French mole, {{inh|fr|la|mola}} Latin mola, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*melh₂-||to grind, crush}} Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} meule f (plural meules)
  1. grindstone Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-meule-fr-noun-tJqfmr4G Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 3 33 25
  2. millstone Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-meule-fr-noun-E2etviUa Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 3 33 25
  3. round (of cheese) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-meule-fr-noun-Ol6GHukL
  4. haystack, stack Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-meule-fr-noun-2OPhAy~d Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 3 33 25
  5. (France, slang) motorcycle, motorbike Tags: France, feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-meule-fr-noun-Td3NiP7a Categories (other): French French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 28 3 33 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: meulard, meule de foin, meuler, meulerie, meuleton, meulette, meulier, meulière Related terms: meunier, molaire, moudre, moulin
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