meule

French

noun
Definitions
  • grindstone
  • millstone
  • round (of cheese)
  • haystack, stack

Etymology

Inherited from Old French mole inherited from Latin mola (millstone, mill) derived from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*melh₂-

Gloss

grind, crush, dark color, rub, mill, beat, break up, black, pound

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

黒

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