[moo-yey] 
| 1. | palatal or palatalized, esp. referring to sounds spelled ll and ñ in Spanish, gl and gn in Italian, etc. |
| 2. | (of French sounds) spelled l or ll and pronounced as a y sound. |
| mouil·lé (mōō-yā') adj. Pronounced as a palatal sound, as the ll in French fille. [French, past participle of mouiller, to moisten, palatalize, from Old French moillier, to soften by soaking; see moil.] |
