monticule

English

Noun

monticule (plural monticules)

Alternative form of monticle

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin monticulus, diminutive of mons (“mountain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɔ̃.ti.kyl/

Noun

monticule m (plural monticules)

mound, hillock
(baseball) mound

Further reading

“monticule” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Noun

monticule

vocative singular of monticulus

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