mousse
pronunciation
How to pronounce mousse in British English:
UK [mu:s]
How to pronounce mousse in American English:
US [mus]
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- Noun:
- a light creamy dessert set with gelatin
- a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
- toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
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- Verb:
- apply a styling gel to
Word Origin
- mousse
- mousse: see moss
- mousse (n.)
- 1892, in cookery sense, from French mousse, from Old French mousse "froth, scum," from Late Latin mulsa "mead," from Latin mulsum "honey wine, mead," from neuter of mulsus "mixed with honey," related to mel "honey" (see Melissa). Meaning "preparation for hair" is from 1977. As a verb in this sense from 1984.
Example
- 1. He adds four dabs of the mousse .
- 2. My choice is the " dark chocolate bag " - a large chocolate construction filled with cream , raspberry mousse and summer fruits .
- 3. Why are you using mousse all the time ?
- 4. He prepares the avocado two ways one as a light mousse , and the other is made crispy by freezing it in liquid nitrogen .
- 5. Mousse : mr. lee makes the fourth texture , a coconut mousse , by mixing coconut milk , heavy cream and sugar in a canister called an espuma .