manxar

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French manger, Old French mengier from Vulgar Latin mandicāre, Latin manducāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /manˈʃaɾ/ [mãɲˈʃaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: man‧xar

Verb

manxar

  1. to eat (poorly and/or little food)

Noun

manxar

  1. delicacy, food, sustenance (especially delicious food)
    Synonyms: comida, xinta, xintar, caltenencia
  2. something useful

Derived terms

References

  • “manxar” in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana. Xosé Lluis García Arias. →ISBN.

Catalan

Etymology

From manxa +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

manxar (first-person singular present manxo, first-person singular preterite manxí, past participle manxat)

  1. to blow air (especially with a bellows)
    No és igual manxar que tocar l'orgue.Pumping air isn't the same as playing the organ.
  2. to inflate, to pump up
    Vaig parar de manxar un moment per comprovar la tensió del pneumàtic.
    I stopped pumping for a moment to test the pressure in the tyre.

Conjugation

Further reading

Maltese

Root
n-x-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَنْشَر (manšar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈman.ʃar/

Noun

manxar m (plural mnaxar)

  1. clothesline