à la manque

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian manco, from Latin mancus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

à la manque (invariable)

  1. maimed (obsolete)
  2. failed, lousy (of a person, used since 1847)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Alain Rey, Dictionnaire Historique de la langue française, 2011, Nathan, →ISBN