"mot" meaning in French

See mot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mo/, /mɔ/ (note: older, now chiefly Belgium) Audio: Fr-mot.ogg , Fr-BE-le mot.ogg [Belgium] Forms: mots [plural]
Rhymes: -o, -ɔ Etymology: Inherited from Late Latin muttum (“sound”), from muttīre (“mutter, make a mu-noise”), of onomatopoeic origin. Has almost entirely replaced parole in Modern French, perhaps because of its brevity. Compare Catalan mot. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|LL.|muttum||sound|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Late Latin muttum (“sound”), {{inh+|fr|LL.|muttum||sound}} Inherited from Late Latin muttum (“sound”), {{m|la|muttīre||mutter, make a mu-noise}} muttīre (“mutter, make a mu-noise”), {{m|fr|parole}} parole, {{cog|ca|mot}} Catalan mot Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} mot m (plural mots)
  1. word Tags: masculine Synonyms: parole
    Sense id: en-mot-fr-noun-mMHrTuk0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 37
  2. note, (short) message Tags: masculine Synonyms: message, note
    Sense id: en-mot-fr-noun-pwLUj8h4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 37
  3. answer to an enigma Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mot-fr-noun-evubVImt Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "rhymes": "-o"
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      "homophone": "maux"
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      "homophone": "mots"
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɔ/",
      "note": "older, now chiefly Belgium"
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      "text": "audio [ɛ̃ˈmo]"
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      "word": "qui ne dit mot consent"
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