monticule

noun

mon·​ti·​cule

ˈmäntəˌkyül

plural -s

1

: a little mount : a small elevation or prominence : hillock

2

: a subordinate cone of a volcano

Word History

Etymology

French, from Late Latin monticulus, diminutive of Latin mont-, mons mountain

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