How do you pronounce manger?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/.

Where does manger come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

manger

/ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: man-ger
IPA: /ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/

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Meaning

noun

A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

noun

A section of a bow of a ship partitioned from the hawsehole to keep water out.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"A Churliſh Envious Curr vvas gotten into a Manger, and there lay Growling and Snarling to keep the Horſes from their Provender. The Dog Eat None himſelf, and yet rather Ventur'd the Starving his Own Carcaſe then he would ſuffer any thing elfe to be the Better for't."
"It was the Winter wilde. While the Heav’n-born-childe, All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies: Nature in aw to him Had doff't her gawdy trim, With her great Maſter ſo to ſympathize: It was no ſeaſon then for her To wanton with the Sun her luſty Paramour."
"Though I was close by I could not fully comprehend the whole manœuvre. The captain was head and shoulders immersed in the filthy trough, which, uncleaned, was taken from the manger, that part of the main deck directly under the forecastle and filled with salt water."

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: manger, mangeoire

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/
British English: /ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/

Inflected Forms

mangers (plural) Mounger (alternative)

Derived Forms

mangerful mangerless mangerlike mangerite

Phrases

at heck and manger at rack and manger dog in the manger manger board

Frequently Paired Words

mandible mange

Synonyms

trough

Rhymes With

danger stranger ranger changer granger endanger exchanger arranger