# marmot

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.mət/ · frequency rank #59,531

## Definitions
1. Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.

## Etymology
From Middle French marmote, from Old French marmotaine, marmontaine, murmontain, from Old Franco-Provençal marmotan, from Vulgar Latin *mures montani, the plural form of Latin mus monti (“mountain rat”); akin to Engadin Romansh murmont, Old High German muremunto (dialectal German Murmentel, standard Murmeltier).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marmot