mecche
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French mesche, from Vulgar Latin micca, probably from Latin myxa, itself from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa).
Alternative forms
- macche, mache, matche, meche
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛtʃ(ə)/, /ˈmatʃ(ə)/
Noun
mecche
- wick (of a candle)
Descendants
- English: match (see there for further descendants)
- Scots: match
References
- “mecche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
mecche
- Alternative form of macche