molinet

From French moulinet, from moulin +‎ -et. Doublet of moulinet.

molinet (plural molinets)

1. (historical) A short rod that was used for stirring hot chocolate drinks before emulsifiers were available.

From molí (“mill”) +‎ -et.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [mu.liˈnɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [mo.liˈnət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [mo.liˈnet]

molinet m (plural molinets)

1. diminutive of molí (“mill”)
2. handmill (for pepper, coffee, etc.)
3. (nautical) windlass
4. (oceanography) current meter
5. (swimming) eggbeater

• molinar

• “molinet” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “molinet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “molinet” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “molinet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.