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mousse
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mousse  (ms)
n.
1. Any of various chilled desserts made with flavored whipped cream, gelatin, and eggs: chocolate mousse.
2. A molded dish containing meat, fish, or shellfish combined with whipped cream and gelatin.
3. An aerosol foam used to control and style the hair.
tr.v. moussed, mouss·ing, mouss·es
To apply a styling foam to (the hair).

[French, foam, mousse, from Old French, moss, foam, partly of Germanic origin and partly from Latin mulsa, hydromel, from feminine of mulsus, honey-sweet; see melit- in Indo-European roots.]

mousse [muːs]
n
1. (Cookery) a light creamy dessert made with eggs, cream, fruit, etc., set with gelatine
2. (Cookery) a similar dish made from fish or meat
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) the layer of small bubbles on the top of a glass of champagne or other sparkling wine
4. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) short for styling mousse
[from French: froth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy creammousse - a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
afters, dessert, sweet - a dish served as the last course of a meal
chocolate mousse - dessert mousse made with chocolate
2.mousse - a light creamy dish made from fish or meat and set with gelatin
dish - a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner"
fish mousse - mousse made with fish
chicken mousse - mousse made with chicken
3.mousse - toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair stylingmousse - toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling
toilet articles, toiletry - artifacts used in making your toilet (washing and taking care of your body)
Verb1.mousse - apply a styling gel to; "she mousses her hair"
neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
Translations
mousse [muːs] N
1. (Culin) → mousse m or f
chocolate moussemousse m or f de chocolate
2. (for hair) → espuma f

mousse [ˈmuːs] nmousse f
chocolate mousse → la mousse au chocolat

mousse
n
Creme(speise) f
(also styling mousse)Schaumfestiger m

mousse [muːs] nmousse f inv

mousse
n mousse [muːs]
a dish made from flavoured whipped cream and eaten cold My favourite dessert is chocolate mousse. mousse قِشْدَه مَخْفوقَه мус šlehaná pěna, šlehačka mousse; -mousse die Mousse μους mousse vaht موس vaahto mousse מוּס एक व्यंजन jelo od začinjenog i uleđenog tučenog vrhnja hab nama makanan yang terbuat dari krim dll frauð mousse ムース 무스(디저트용 과자) putėsiai, musas uzputenis makanan yang dibuat dari krim mousse fromasj mus mousse spumă мусс šľahaná pena pena mus mousse อาหารว่างหรือของหวานทำจากวิปครีม วุ้น และไข่ krema 奶油凍(點心) мус پھینٹے ہوئے انڈے بالائی وغیرہ کو چاکلیٹ اور پھلوں کے ساتھ ملا کر بنایا ہوا میٹھا món kem mút 冻(

mousse كريمة شيكولاتة šlehaná pěna mousse Cremespeise μους mousse vaahto mousse pjenasta krema mousse ムース 무스 mousse fromasj mus mousse, musse мусс mousse มูสใส่ผมให้อยู่ทรง köpük krema món kem mút 多泡沫甜点


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