Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manège

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-nege
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art of training and riding horses; dressage.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A riding school.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A riding arena (enclosed, but usually unroofed area, in contradistinction to a riding hall).

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The movements of a trained horse.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A series of steps performed in a circular pattern around the stage.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To train (a horse).

Transitive verb

Etymology

From French manège; cognate with French manier. Doublet of manage.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: manège

Usage

Inflected Forms

manèges (plural) manèges (present, singular) manèging (participle, present) manèged (participle, past) manèged (past)

Frequently Paired Words

dressage

Questions

What does manège mean?: The art of training and riding horses; dressage.
Where does manège come from?: It is traced to French.

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