name
Meaning 1
A department of Normandy, France. Capital: Saint-Lô.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Manche
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/mɑːnt͡ʃ/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɑːntʃ
noun
Meaning 2
The neck of a violin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
Meaning 3
Obsolete form of maunch (“a sleeve”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -ica Latin manica Old French manche Middle French manche French manche French Manchebor. English Manche Borrowed from French Manche.
Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 芒什 (Mángshí) — department of Normandy, France
- French: Manche — department of Normandy, France
- Italian: Manica — department of Normandy, France
- Marathi: मांश (māuśa) — department of Normandy, France
- Occitan: Marga — department of Normandy, France
- Portuguese: Mancha — department of Normandy, France
- Spanish: Mancha — department of Normandy, France
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