🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

finement moulu

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fin-mã moo-loo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Finely-ground/ˈfaɪn.li ɡraʊnd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Utilisez du café finement moulu pour cette machine."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Reduced to very small particles, powder, or a smooth consistency through crushing, milling, or pounding.

    "The recipe calls for finely-ground coffee beans to ensure proper extraction during brewing."
  2. 2

    Thoroughly and meticulously pulverized or processed down to a dust-like or flour-like state.

    "She used a mortar and pestle to create a finely-ground paste of herbs and spices."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adverb 'finely' (combining 'fine' from Old French 'fin', ultimately from Latin 'finire') and the past participle of 'grind' from Old English 'grindan', pointing to a long Germanic and Romance linguistic heritage of material reduction and processing.

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