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mousmé

/ˈmuːsmeɪ/

mousmé noun: a Japanese young woman or mistress.

Noun

mousmé (plural mousmés)

  1. (historical) A Japanese young woman or mistress.
    • “Hello, Kit.” She stared a moment through Miss Tsurigane. “Who's the mousmée?”2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 628

Forms of mousmé

pluralmousmés
alternative formmousmée
alternative formmusume

Origin of mousmé

From Japanese 娘 (musume, “daughter, girl”).

Questions about mousmé

What does mousmé mean?
Mousmé means a Japanese young woman or mistress.
What part of speech is mousmé?
Mousmé is a noun.
How do you pronounce mousmé?
Mousmé is pronounced /ˈmuːsmeɪ/.
What is the plural of mousmé?
The plural of mousmé is mousmés.

Words near mousmé in the dictionary

  1. mousle
  2. mousled
  3. mousles
  4. Mousley
  5. mousling
  6. mousmé
  7. mousmée
  8. mousmées
  9. mousmés
  10. mouso
  11. mousquetaire

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