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manger.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈmeɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈmæɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː/Australia[ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒəː] ~ [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯n.d͡ʒɐ̝ː]Australia
  1. A trough in a stable or barn for animals to eat from.

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

Where this word comes from

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.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.