monticule
English
Noun
monticule (plural monticules)
- 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)
- mound, hillock
- (baseball) mound
Further reading
- “monticule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Noun
monticule
- vocative singular of monticulus