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maunch

UK/mɔːnt͡ʃ/

maunch noun: a long stylised sleeve.

maunch: a long stylised sleeve
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Noun

maunch (plural maunches)

  1. A long stylised sleeve.

Verb

maunch (third-person singular simple present maunches, present participle maunching, simple past and past participle maunched)

  1. (obsolete) To munch.

Forms of maunch

Noun
pluralmaunches
alternative formmanche
alternative formmaunche
Verb
third-person singular presentmaunches
present participlemaunching
past participlemaunched
pastmaunched

Origin of maunch

From Middle English maunche, from Old French maunche, one of the variants of manche, from Latin manica. Doublet of manche.

See munch.

Words that rhyme with maunch

Questions about maunch

What does maunch mean?
Maunch means a long stylised sleeve.
What part of speech is maunch?
Maunch can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce maunch?
Maunch is pronounced /mɔːnt͡ʃ/ (UK).
What is the plural of maunch?
The plural of maunch is maunches.

Words near maunch in the dictionary

  1. maun
  2. Mauna Kea
  3. Mauna Loa
  4. Maunaloa
  5. Maunby
  6. maunch
  7. maunched
  8. maunches
  9. maunching
  10. maund
  11. maundage

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