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