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manuterge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
manuterge
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A towel used by a priest during liturgy.

Etymology

Borrowed from French manuterge, from Latin manutergium, from manus (“hand”) + tergeō (“wipe, clean”) + -ium.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

manuterges (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

detergent

Questions

What does manuterge mean?
A towel used by a priest during liturgy.
Where does manuterge come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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