mangeoire

French

Etymology

From manger +‎ -oire. Cognate with Italian mangiatoia, Occitan manjadoira, Galician manxadoira.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.ʒwaʁ/

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Noun

mangeoire f (plural mangeoires)

1. manger

   Jésus est né dans une mangeoire. ― Jesus was born in a manger.

2. feeder (e.g. for birds)

Further reading

• “mangeoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.