mousse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
  2. noun a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
  3. noun toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling

Etymology

From French mousse (“foam, froth”), from Old French mosse (“moss”), from Frankish or Old Dutch *mosa (“moss”), from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss, bog, marsh”). More at moss.

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