marmouset

See also: marmoûset

French

Etymology

From a variant of marmonner (“to murmur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maʁ.mu.zɛ/

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Noun

marmouset m (plural marmousets)

1. grotesque, gargoyle
2. (colloquial, derogatory) brat, kid

Further reading

• “marmouset”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.