English → Latin
“mole” in Latin
The English word mole itself goes back to Latin mōlēs.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
mole
The animal, talpa: a mole hill, grumus talpae: a mole trap, decipula talpis capiendis.
A natural spot on the body, naevus; nota genitiva (Suet.).
A fleshy substance, mola.
A dike, moles lapidum: agger lapideus (Cic.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for mole?
- The usual Latin words for “mole” are talpa, naevus, mola. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.