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Added 9 October 2026

mutton

/ˈmʌt(ə)n/ noun

In Latin: ovilla Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about mutton at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Meat from a mature domestic sheep.

Origin

From Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“ram, wether”). Doublet of mouton.

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