manchot
French
Etymology
From Old French manc (itself from Latin mancus) + -ot.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑ̃.ʃo/
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Adjective
manchot (feminine manchote, masculine plural manchots, feminine plural manchotes)
- one-armed
- armless
- one-handed (having one hand)
- handless
Noun
manchot m (plural manchots, feminine manchote)
- penguin
- Synonym: pingouin
- one-armed or no-armed person
Derived terms
- bandit manchot
- manchot à ailerons blancs
- manchot Adélie
- manchot à jugulaire
- manchot antipode
- manchot de Humboldt
- manchot de Magellan
- manchot des Galapagos
- manchot du Cap
- manchot empereur
- manchot papou
- manchot pygmée
- manchot royal
Further reading
- “manchot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- chômant
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Pronunciation
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Noun
manchot m (plural manchots)
- (Jersey) razorfish