What does mousse in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word mousse in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mousse in French.

The word mousse in French means foam, moss, froth, foam, mousse, blunt, beer, drink, fluff, froth, hot air, apprentice sailor, bubble, lather, foam, bubble bath, shaving foam, chocolate mousse, fish mousse, Spanish moss, a rolling stone gathers no moss, garter stitch, bubble party, foam party, moss-green. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mousse

foam

nom féminin (matière spongieuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce matelas en mousse remplace un matelas en laine.
This foam mattress is replacing a wool mattress.

moss

nom féminin (végétation de sous-bois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mousse couvre la vieille souche.
Moss covers the old stump.

froth, foam

nom féminin (écume, amas de bulle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bière chaude fait beaucoup de mousse.
Warm beer creates a large head.

mousse

nom féminin (Cuisine : plat léger et onctueux) (Cookery)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai fait une mousse de poivrons rouges pour accompagner les asperges.
I made a red pepper mousse to go with the asparagus.

blunt

adjectif (émoussé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le fil de ce couteau est mousse.
The edge of this knife is blunt.

beer, drink

nom féminin (familier (bière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je te paye une mousse ?
Can I buy you a drink?

fluff, froth, hot air

nom féminin (péjoratif (insignifiance) (pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son discours, c'est de la mousse.
His speech is fluff.

apprentice sailor

nom masculin (très jeune marin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le mousse lavait le pont du navire.
The apprentice sailor was swabbing the ship's deck.

bubble, lather, foam

verbe intransitif (faire des bulles)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le savon mousse au contact de l'eau.

bubble bath

nom masculin (mousse abondante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monique met dans la baignoire un produit moussant et obtient ainsi un bain de mousse.

shaving foam

nom féminin (mousse facilitant le rasage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'utilise de la mousse à raser en tube.

chocolate mousse

nom féminin (dessert au chocolat)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je prendrai de la mousse au chocolat en dessert.

fish mousse

nom féminin (chair de poisson mixée) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je mélange mon poisson avec de la crème et des œufs battus pour obtenir une jolie mousse de poisson.

Spanish moss

nom propre féminin (plante épiphyte) (plant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mousse espagnole est une plante américaine connue aussi sous le nom de barbe de vieillard.

a rolling stone gathers no moss

(l'aventure ne rend pas riche)

garter stitch

nom masculin (Tricot : maille endroit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour la soirée, enfile-lui son gilet en point mousse.

bubble party, foam party

nom féminin (soirée où l'on danse dans la mousse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

moss-green

adjectif (teinte de vert) (color)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Isabelle portait une jolie robe vert mousse hier soir.

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