manger

Meaning

  1. A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.
  2. A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmeɪn.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger).

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