English

Noun

mêlée ‎(plural mêlées)

1. Alternative spelling of melee

French

Etymology

From Old French meslee, from an older form meslede, from Vulgar Latin *misculāta ("mixed"), feminine past participle of *misculō, ultimately from Latin misceō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛˈle/

Noun

mêlée f ‎(plural mêlées)

1. fray
2. (rugby) scrum

Verb

mêlée f

1. feminine singular of the past participle of mêler

Derived terms

• demi de mêlée