English Explanatory Dictionary

manger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/ [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː] en-uk-manger.ogg /ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/ [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː] ~ [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒɐ̝ː] en-au-manger.ogg /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɚ/ [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɚ] ~ [ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒɹ̩]

Word forms

manger mangers Mounger

Etymology

From Middle English manger, from Old French mangeoire, menjoere, from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger). Cognate with Galician manxadoira, Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, French mangeoire.

Related words

mandible mange

Derived words

at heck and manger at rack and manger dog in the manger manger board mangerful mangerless mangerlike
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