mousse
/ˈmus/feminine, masculine
The Spanish word for mousse is mousse.
mousse refers to the light, airy dessert.
Meaning: dessert (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word can be used as a feminine noun, such as la mousse, although the masculine form is more common when referring to the dessert.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈmus/
Did you know?
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, if you ask for mousse at a pharmacy or salon, you might receive a hair styling product instead of a dessert.
- While mousse is used for the dessert, Spanish uses the word espuma to describe the foam on a cappuccino or the bubbles in a beer.
- Even though the word is a direct borrowing from French, it remains an unadapted loanword in Spanish, meaning it retains its original French spelling rather than being phoneticized.
Examples in context
- Este es el mejor mousse de chocolate que mis invitados y yo mismo hemos probado jamás.This is the best chocolate mousse that my guests and myself have ever eaten.This sentence is useful for describing a high-quality chocolate mousse using the form mousse.Tatoeba #856876 by rafmen, translation #519775 by FeuDRenais2
- El postre principal de esta noche es una deliciosa crema espumosaThe main dessert for tonight is a delicious foamy cream
- El chef preparó una exquisita espuma dulce de mangoThe chef prepared an exquisite sweet foam of mango
- ¿Vamos a comer mousse de fresa?Are we going to eat strawberry mousse?
- ¡Me encanta esa espuma de limón!I love that lemon mousse!
- La mousse de fresa está deliciosa.The strawberry mousse is delicious.
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are looking at a dessert menu.
- LucíaJavier, ¿qué postre vas a elegir?Javier, what dessert are you going to choose?
- JavierCreo que pediré la mousse de mango.I think I'll order the mango mousse.
- LucíaEsa opción suena muy refrescante.That option sounds very refreshing.
- JavierSí, es mi favorita de este restaurante.Yes, it is my favorite from this restaurant.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “mousse” translations and entries mousse, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries mousse, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
