English

Proper noun

Mouton

1. commune in Charente, France

French

Noun

mouton m ‎(plural moutons)

1. sheep (animal)
2. mutton (meat)
3. sheep (someone who follows a crowd)

Related terms

• mouton de Panurge
• mouton noir
• saute-mouton

See also

• bélier
• brebis

Norman

Etymology

From Old French mouton, from Vulgar Latin *multō, from Proto-Celtic *molto-.

Noun

mouton m ‎(plural moutons)

1. (Jersey) sheep
2. (Jersey) mutton
3. (Jersey) battering ram

Derived terms

• hèrbe à moutons ‎(“sheep's fescue”)
• trêfl'ye à moutons ‎(“black medic”)

Old French

Alternative forms

• moton
• multon
• multum
• mutun

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *multo, from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *molto-.

Noun

mouton m ‎(oblique plural moutons, nominative singular moutons, nominative plural mouton)

1. sheep (animal)
2. mutton (meat)

Descendants

• English: mutton (borrowed)
• French: mouton