How to pronounce mogul
American English pronunciation
MOH-gul
- IPA
- /ˈmoʊɡəl/
- Syllables
- MOH · gul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What mogul means
A very rich and powerful person in business
In a sentence: A movie mogul bought the old theater and filled it with new seats.
Where it comes from: It comes from Mughal, the name of the rulers of a great empire in India. Those rulers were so famous for their riches that their name came to mean any powerful, wealthy person.
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Another meaning
A bump of packed snow on a ski slope
In a sentence: Maya bent her knees as she skied over each mogul on the steep run.
Where it comes from: This is a different word from mogul meaning a rich, powerful person. It comes from a country word in Europe for a small heap or mound.
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