manoque

French

Etymology

Related to main.

Noun

manoque f (plural manoques)

1. roll of tobacco
2. (nautical) small pieces of wood bound together, a unit of 30 to 60 fathoms

Related terms

• manoquer (“to put the tobacco into rolls”)
  • manoquage, manocage
• époularder (“to pull apart the tobacco leaves from the roll to cleanse them”)

Further reading

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