"mou" meaning in Italian

See mou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmu/, /ˈmu/
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Derived from French caramel mou (“soft caramel”). Attested since 1942. Doublet of molle. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|it|fr|caramel mou||soft caramel|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French caramel mou (“soft caramel”), {{der+|it|fr|caramel mou|t=soft caramel}} Derived from French caramel mou (“soft caramel”), {{doublet|it|molle}} Doublet of molle Head templates: {{it-adj|inv=1}} mou (invariable)
  1. made of toffee Tags: invariable Derived forms: caramella mou, salsa mou (english: caramel sauce)
    Sense id: en-mou-it-adj-v0VaywRc Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 2 2 18 2 6 6 0 3 2 4 1 6 6 2 1 1 1 15 3 4 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 19 1 7 7 0 4 1 4 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 16 3 5 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 80 20

Noun

IPA: /ˈmu/, /ˈmu/
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Derived from French caramel mou (“soft caramel”). Attested since 1942. Doublet of molle. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|it|fr|caramel mou||soft caramel|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French caramel mou (“soft caramel”), {{der+|it|fr|caramel mou|t=soft caramel}} Derived from French caramel mou (“soft caramel”), {{doublet|it|molle}} Doublet of molle Head templates: {{it-noun|mf}} mou m or f
  1. toffee (soft candy made from milk and caramelized sugar) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-mou-it-noun-AJWLwq17 Categories (other): Sweets Disambiguation of Sweets: 44 56
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