🇬🇧🇪🇸 mouldy - mohoso : English Lesson

Meaning of "mouldy" ("mohoso"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Mouldy means something, usually food, has gone bad and has fuzzy green, white, or even blue spots growing on it because it’s old or stayed wet too long. Mouldy things look yucky, smell bad, and should not be eaten.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Mum screamed when she opened the bread bag and found a mouldy slice that looked like it was growing a tiny green forest.

The cheese in the fridge was so mouldy it looked like it needed a haircut.

When I opened my lunchbox, my sandwich was so mouldy it seemed to be whispering, "Close the lid, human!"

My sister’s mouldy socks were so scary I’m pretty sure they qualify as wild animals now.

My brother said he invented a new pet, but it was just a mouldy orange rolling around in a shoebox.

Anna opened the fridge and froze. A mouldy loaf stared back: a mouldy smell hit her, green fuzz and white bloom across the crust. The mouldy sandwich she meant to eat looked like a tiny hill. Even the mouldy jam jar wore a grey cap. She gagged, wrapped the mouldy bread, and dropped it in the bin, laughing at herself.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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