Merle
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /mÉ™Ël/
- US IPA: /mÉl/
- Rhymes: -ÉœË(ɹ)l
Origin 1
From the taxonomic name; from Latin turdus ("thrush") and merula ("blackbird"), giving rise to the French merle, from Proto-Indo-European *ams- ("black, blackbird"), see also Breton moualch ("ouzel"), Welsh mwyalch ("blackbird, thrush"), English ouzel
Origin 2
Noun
merle
(uncountable)- A type of mottled colouration on dogs.