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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mot (mō),USA pronunciation n. - a pithy or witty remark;
bon mot. - [Archaic.]a note on a horn, bugle, etc.
- Late Latin muttum utterance. See motto
- French
- 1625–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mot /məʊ/ n - short for bon mot
Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Vulgar Latin mottum (unattested) utterance, from Latin muttum a mutter, from muttīre to mutter -mot-, root. - -mot- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "move.'' It is related to -mov-. This meaning is found in such words as: automobile, automotive, commotion, demote, demotion, emote, emotion, locomotive, motel, motif, motion, motivate, motive, motocross, motor, promote, promotion, remote.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: MOT abbreviation for - (in New Zealand and formerly in Britain) Ministry of Transport (in Britain now part of the DTLR)
See DTLR - (in Britain) MOT test: a compulsory annual test for all road vehicles over a certain age, which require a valid MOT certificate
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