(ˈ)mü|yā adjective
Etymology: French, from past participle of mouiller to wet, moisten, palatalize, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin molliare to soften with water, from Latin mollis soft — more at melt
: pronounced palatally — used especially in l mouillé and with reference to the sound l y in Old French and certain dialects of Modern French or rarely with reference to its counterpart y in standard Modern French