muffler
English
/ˈmʌflɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (US) Part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.
- A silencer or suppressor fitted to a gun.
- A type of scarf.
Etymology
Suffix from English muffle.
Origin
English
muffle
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bemuffle English
- enmuffle English
- muffle English
- mufflehead English
- mufflered English
- mufflerless English
- muffleth English
- unmuffle English
- unmufflered English
- mofle Spanish, Castilian
- マフラー Japanese
- muflen Middle English