MAUVE Meaning of MAUVE in English [ məʊv ]■ noun1》 a pale purple colour. 2》 historical a pale purple synthetic dye.Derivativesmauvish adjective OriginC19: from Fr., lit. 'mallow', from L. malva . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004