mutton

B2 Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈməʈʈən/ UK /ˈmʌt(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #15034

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noun
The meat of an adult sheep, eaten as food.

The curry was made with tender pieces of mutton.

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1 noun · the meat of an adult sheep,... sheepfleshsheepmeat

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Derived forms maconmutton-fistedmutton-thumpermuttonchopmuttonfishmuttongrassmuttonheadmuttonheadedmuttonhoodmuttonishmuttonmongermuttonwood

Etymology

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.

motoun Middle English mouton Old French moltō la-vul *multon- cel-gau *moltos Proto-Celtic

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# mutton

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈməʈʈən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmʌt(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 15034

## Meanings
1. The meat of an adult sheep, eaten as food.

## Examples
- The curry was made with tender pieces of mutton.

## Derived Forms
- macon
- mutton-fisted
- mutton-thumper
- muttonchop
- muttonfish
- muttongrass
- muttonhead
- muttonheaded
- muttonhood
- muttonish
- muttonmonger
- muttonwood

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: motoun
- Root: mouton
- Root: moltō
- Root: *multon-
- Root: *moltos

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Mutton comes 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. In present-day English it covers the meat of an adult sheep, eaten as food. The historical chain runs through motoun (Middle English), mouton (Old French), moltō (la-vul), *multon- (cel-gau), and *moltos (Proto-Celtic). Related and derived forms include macon, mutton-fisted, and mutton-thumper.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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