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manche

/mɑ̃ʃ/

noun, feminine/mɑ̃ʃ/plural: manches

manche is feminine in French.

sleeve (clothing); round

la troisième manchethe third set

Synonyms: set

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

noun, masculine/mɑ̃ʃ/plural: manches

manche is masculine in French.

handle; unhandy person

Inherited from Middle French manche, from Old French manche, from Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).

noun, feminine/mɑ̃ʃ/plural: manches

manche is feminine in French.

only used in faire la manche

Il fait la manche tous les dimanche matin devant l'église.He begs every Sunday morning in front of the church.

Borrowed from Italian mancia, itself borrowed from Old French manche.