motte
common nounverb
Syllable Decomposition
mottefrom the Frankish word *mōta, attested in medieval Latin (ninth century) in the form motta (cf. Middle Dutch mot "sand, dust", Dutch mot "sawdust, peat dust", Old English mot "grain, small spot", mote "any very small particle").
Definitions
Plural
mottes
Translations
english:mound
spanish:terrón
dutch:motte
swedish:torv