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mange

/ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
mange
IPA
/ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English manjewe, manjeue, from Old French manjue, derived from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger (“to eat”)), from Latin manducare.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: manjewe, manjue, manduco

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/
  • British English: /ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

manges (plural)

Derived Forms

manged mangelike mangy

Phrases

demodectic mange follicular mange red mange sarcoptic mange

Frequently Paired Words

mandible manger scabies

Rhymes With

change range long-range exchange strange arrange interchange grange rearrange ange estrange downrange

Questions

How do you pronounce mange?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/.
What does mange mean?
A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
Where does mange come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce mange

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