mo·gul 1 
(mōgəl)
(mōgəl)n.
1. A small hard mound of snow on a ski slope, cast up over numerous runs by the skis of skiers as they turn.
2. One of a set of closely spaced, artificially constructed mounds forming the course for certain competitive skiing events.
3. moguls(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A skiing event held on such a course.
[Alteration (probably influenced by MOGUL2) of mid-20th century American skiers' jargon mugel, from Bavarian dialectal (Austria) Mugl, hillock; perhaps akin to Old English mūga, mow, haystack; see MOW1.]
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