How to pronounce morel
American English pronunciation
muh-REL
- IPA
- /məˈɹɛl/
- Syllables
- muh · REL (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What morel means
A wild mushroom with a wrinkled, honeycomb-like cap
In a sentence: Grandpa found a morel hiding under the dead leaves on our spring walk in the woods.
Where it comes from: It comes from the French morille, which goes back to an old Germanic word for an edible root. It is related to the German word for carrot.
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