Mouille

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Mouille is a phonetic term that applies to certain consonants having a palatalized, "liquid" or softened sound.

Examples:

• French, "l" or "ll" and "gn" (like the "lli" in million and "ni" in minion)
• Italian, "gl" and "gn"
• Spanish, "ll" and "ñ"
• Portuguese, "lh" and "nh"