"mule" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /myl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-mule.wav Forms: mules [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French mule, from Latin mūla, feminine of mūlus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|mule|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French mule, {{inh+|fr|fro|mule}} Inherited from Old French mule, {{inh|fr|la|mūla}} Latin mūla Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} mule f (plural mules)
  1. mule (animal) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mule-fr-noun-Vhhwj~s~
  2. mule (footwear) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Footwear
    Sense id: en-mule-fr-noun-lFsv1mKP Disambiguation of Footwear: 0 100 0
  3. mule (for drug smuggling) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Drug trafficking Categories (lifeform): Equids Synonyms: bouletteux
    Sense id: en-mule-fr-noun-Gksxkb36 Disambiguation of Drug trafficking: 6 6 89 Disambiguation of Equids: 32 14 54 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 22 22 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: têtu comme une mule, tête de mule
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