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manche

/mɑːnt͡ʃ/

manche noun: the neck of a violin. Also the obsolete form of maunch.

Noun

manche (plural manches)

  1. (rare) The neck of a violin.

Proper noun capitalized: Manche

Manche

  1. A department of Normandy, France. Capital: Saint-Lô.

Also used as

manche is also the obsolete form of maunch.

Forms of manche

Noun
pluralmanches
Proper noun
alternative formLa Manche

Origin of manche

Borrowed from French manche. Doublet of maunch.

Borrowed from French Manche.

Words that rhyme with manche

Questions about manche

What does manche mean?
Manche means the neck of a violin.
What part of speech is manche?
Manche can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce manche?
Manche is pronounced /mɑːnt͡ʃ/.
What is the plural of manche?
The plural of manche is manches.

Words near manche in the dictionary

  1. mancessions
  2. Mancey
  3. mancha
  4. Manchas
  5. Manchaug
  6. manche
  7. mancheel
  8. mancheels
  9. Manchegan
  10. Manchegans
  11. manchego

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Adapted from Wiktionary: manche (page history and authors); Manche (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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