mousse
/muːs/noun
उच्चारण मूस
मूस (क्रीम और अंडे की सफ़ेदी से बनी हल्की फूली हुई मिठाई)
Core word
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[C, U]
a cold sweet dish made with cream and egg whites and flavoured with fruit or chocolate; a similar dish made with fish, meat or vegetables
मूस (क्रीम और अंडे की सफ़ेदी से बनी हल्की फूली हुई मिठाई)
- chocolate mousse
- a salmon mousse
- We had mango mousse for dessert.
+ 2 more examples
- The chef served a light chocolate mousse with berries.
- Whisk the cream gently before folding it into the mousse.
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[U, C]
a substance that is sold in a container in the form of a soft light mass, used for making hair stay in a particular style
हेयर मूस (बालों को सेट करने का झाग)
- She put some mousse on her hair before going out.
- He combed a little mousse through his hair before the interview.
- He used a little styling mousse to hold his curls.
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- Apply the mousse to damp hair and comb it through.
- She bought a bottle of hair mousse at the chemist's.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
mousse (uncountable / countable)
As food, it is usually uncountable: 'chocolate mousse'. It becomes countable when you mean individual portions: 'two mousses'.
भोजन के रूप में यह प्रायः अगणनीय है: 'chocolate mousse'। जब अलग-अलग मात्राएँ मतलब हों, तब यह गणनीय हो जाता है: 'two mousses'।
- We had chocolate mousse for dessert.
- The restaurant serves three kinds of mousse.
mousse + flavour / type
The flavour usually comes before 'mousse': chocolate mousse, mango mousse, salmon mousse.
स्वाद प्रायः 'mousse' से पहले आता है: chocolate mousse, mango mousse, salmon mousse।
- Radhika's aunt made a mango mousse for the party.
hair mousse
A product used to style hair. It is used with verbs like apply, use and put on, and is uncountable.
बाल सँवारने का एक उत्पाद। यह apply, use और put on जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ आता है और अगणनीय है।
- She applied some mousse to her hair before the function.
pronunciation and spelling
The word comes from French. It is pronounced /muːs/, like 'moose', and not like 'mouse'. Do not mix it up with the animal.
यह शब्द फ़्रेंच से आया है। इसका उच्चारण /muːs/ है, 'moose' की तरह, 'mouse' की तरह नहीं। इसे जानवर से न मिलाएँ।
- The word mousse sounds like moose, not mouse.
mousse vs pudding vs custard
Mousse is light and airy because of whipped cream or egg whites. A pudding is heavier, and custard is smooth, sweet and made with milk and eggs.
Mousse फेंटी हुई क्रीम या अंडे की सफ़ेदी के कारण हल्का और फूला होता है। Pudding भारी होता है और custard दूध-अंडे से बना चिकना मीठा व्यंजन है।
- The mousse was airy, but the pudding was heavy.
+Collocations 6
flavour + mousse
chocolatemangostrawberrylemoncoffee
- The strawberry mousse was light and creamy.
verb + mousse (food)
whipchillservemaketop with
- Chill the mousse for at least four hours before serving.
adjective + mousse
lightcreamyrichsmoothairy
- A rich chocolate mousse is best eaten in small portions.
mousse (hair)
stylingvolumisinghairfoam
- A little styling mousse keeps curly hair in shape.
ingredients of mousse
creamegg whitessugargelatinechocolate
- Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
mousse + dessert word
a bowl ofa spoonful ofa portion ofa layer ofa dollop of
- He ordered a bowl of mousse with a cherry on top.
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- The cafe is famous for its chocolate mousse.
यह कैफ़े अपने चॉकलेट मूस के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
- Add the whipped cream gently to the mixture to keep the mousse light.
मूस को हल्का रखने के लिए फेंटी हुई क्रीम को मिश्रण में धीरे से मिलाइए।
- The hairdresser put some mousse on her hair and combed it.
नाई ने उसके बालों में थोड़ा मूस लगाया और कंघी की।
- Radhika learnt to make an eggless mousse in her cookery class at school.
राधिका ने विद्यालय की cookery कक्षा में बिना अंडे का मूस बनाना सीखा।
- A spoonful of mousse is enough for a sweet-toothed guest.
मीठे के शौकीन अतिथि के लिए एक चम्मच मूस पर्याप्त है।
- The chef folded the egg whites into the chocolate mousse very gently.
रसोइये ने अंडे की सफ़ेदी को चॉकलेट मूस में बहुत धीरे से मिलाया।
?Which word?
Do not confuse mousse (a light creamy dish) and moose (a large deer), which are pronounced the same.
Mousse (हल्की क्रीमी मिठाई) और moose (एक बड़ा हिरण) में भ्रम न करें, क्योंकि दोनों का उच्चारण एक जैसा है।