mange

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/
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/ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ · [ˈmeɪ̯nd͡ʒ] · /ˈmæɪ̯nd͡ʒ/ · [ˈmæ̝ɪ̯nd͡ʒ]

Definition of mange

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
    “Not yet come! [the] worrying of wolves, biting of mad dogs, the manges, and the—”

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Etymology

From Middle English manjewe, manjeue, from Old French manjue, derived from mangier (“to eat”) (modern French manger (“to eat”)), from Latin manducare.

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