English

Alternative forms

• La Manche

Proper noun

Manche

1. A department of Normandy, France.

Translations

French

Etymology

From manche ‎(“sleeve”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Manche f

1. A département of France
2. The English Channel

Derived terms

• Manchois
• Manchot

Anagrams

• chanmé

English

Noun

manche ‎(plural manches)

1. Obsolete form of maunch (a sleeve)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃ʃ/

Etymology 1

From Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus ‎(“hand”).

Noun

manche f ‎(plural manches)

1. sleeve (clothing)
2. (sports) round
   1. (tennis) set
   2. (snooker) frame

Synonyms

• (set of tennis): set

Related terms

• main

Etymology 2

From Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Vulgar Latin *manicus, from Latin manus ‎(“hand”). Compare Italian manico.

Noun

manche m ‎(plural manches)

1. handle
2. (popular) unhandy person

Derived terms

• manche à balai

Etymology 3

Borrowing from Italian mancia.

Noun

manche f ‎(plural manches)

1. begging (for money)
   • Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l'église.
     • He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.

Anagrams

• chanmé

German

Pronoun

manche

1. nominative feminine singular of manch
2. nominative plural of manch
3. accusative feminine singular of manch
4. accusative plural of manch

Italian

Noun

manche f ‎(plural manche)

1. heat (sports)
2. hand, round (of cards)

Noun

manche f pl

1. plural of manca

Middle French

Etymology 1

From Old French manche, from Latin manica.

Noun

manche f (plural manches)

1. sleeve

Etymology 2

From Old French manche, from Vulgar Latin *manicus, from Latin manus.

Noun

manche m (plural manches)

1. handle

Norman

Etymology

From Old French manche, from Latin manica, from manus ‎(“hand”) (compare main).

Noun

manche f ‎(plural manches)

1. (Jersey) sleeve

Old French

Etymology 1

From Latin manica.

Alternative forms

• maunche (chiefly Anglo-Norman)

Noun

manche f ‎(oblique plural manches, nominative singular manche, nominative plural manches)

1. sleeve

Descendants

• English: maunch
• Middle French: manche
  • French: manche

Etymology 2

From Vulgar Latin *manicus, from Latin manus.

Noun

manche m ‎(oblique plural manches, nominative singular manches, nominative plural manche)

1. handle

Descendants

• Middle French: manche
  • French: manche

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ̃.ʃi/
• Hyphenation: man‧che

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French manche.

Noun

manche m (plural manches)

1. (aviation) yoke (column-mounted control wheel of an aircraft)

Etymology 2

Verb

manche

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of manchar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of manchar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of manchar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of manchar

Spanish

Verb

manche

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of manchar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of manchar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of manchar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of manchar.