motton
French, noun/mɔ.tɔ̃/
motton is spelled M-O-T-T-O-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written French, the 149,203rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Motton is a French masculine noun meaning “lump, clump, chunk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Grumeau, tas”.
What does motton mean in English?
noun
- 1
Quebecmasculineslanglump, clump, chunk
- 2
Quebecmasculineslangmoney, cash
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Grumeau, tas. 2. Grosse somme d’argent. 3. Symptôme d’un grand trouble psychologique ou émotionnel.
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 motton
- mottons plural
- moton
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce motton?
- /mɔ.tɔ̃/
- \mɔ.tɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is motton in French?
motton appears about once in every 21 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).