motte
French, noun/mɔt/
motte is spelled M-O-T-T-E (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,365th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Motte is a French feminine noun meaning “motte (mound of earth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit morceau de terre comme on en détache avec la charrue, la bêche, etc”.
What does motte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemotte (mound of earth)
- 2
feminineclod (lump of earth)
- 3
feminineblock, lump (of food etc.)
motte de beurre
- 4
colloquialfemininepubic mound, mons veneris
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit morceau de terre comme on en détache avec la charrue, la bêche, etc. 2. Portion de terre qui tient aux racines des plantes, quand on les lève ou qu’on les arrache. 3. Butte, éminence isolée. 4. Masse, tas plus ou moins grand.
noun: 1. Personne à l’allure négligée, qui ne paie pas de mine, qui semble (ou est) droguée, qui ne paraît pas entièrement présente d’esprit.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of motte
- mottes plural
- moche
- mottés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce motte?
- /mɔt/
- \mɔt\
- \mɔ.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to motte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is motte in French?
motte appears 2.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).