monticule

English

Noun

monticule (plural monticules)

1. 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)

1. mound, hillock
2. (baseball) mound

Further reading

• “monticule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Noun

monticule

1. vocative singular of monticulus