mougou

\mu.ɡu\

/\mu.ɡu\/ noun

The verdict

“mougou” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de plat à base de farine de mil, de farine de baobab et de lait.

Corpus desk

Index FR-mougou · mougou · French

mougou · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "M" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for mougou
PropertyValue
Headwordmougou
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\mu.ɡu\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « mougou » en français

mougoureste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mougou is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \mu.ɡu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mougou in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is mougou, spelled M-O-U-G-O-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de plat à base de farine de mil, de farine de baobab et de lait.
  2. 2
    Personnage peureux et un peu bête.
  3. 3
    Dupe d’une escroquerie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how mougou appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La journée commence à l'aube pour profiter des heures clémentes de la saison chaude. Les travailleurs partent avant le lever du soleil et emportent avec eux le mougou, couscous de mil cuit avec du lait.
  2. Les autres produits étant les farines pour bébé, le diouka ([…]), le monicourou ([…]), le degue, le mougou (dessert à base de farine de mil mélangée à la farine de baobab, bu avec du lait), le laro ([…]), […].

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mougou"?
"mougou" is spelled M-O-U-G-O-U. The IPA pronunciation is \mu.ɡu\.
What does "mougou" mean?
As a noun, "mougou" means: Sorte de plat à base de farine de mil, de farine de baobab et de lait.
How do you pronounce "mougou"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mougou" is \mu.ɡu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mougou" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list