mole

soft, mild

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin mollis. Doublet of muelle.

hunk, chunk, slab (thing of large size or quantity); massiveness

“En la sede del Ministerio de Sanidad, una mole racionalista con forma de cubo, María Luisa Carcedo procede al traspaso de carteras.” — At the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, a rationalist cube-shaped hunk, María Luisa Carcedo proceeds to the transfer of portfolios.

Borrowed from Latin mōlēs.

mole, a type of stew

Related: mole poblano

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mōlli (“sauce, something ground”).