ménechme

French

Etymology

From the Menaechmi, twin brothers in the eponymous play by Plautus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.nɛkm/

Noun

ménechme m (plural ménechmes)

1. (literary, rare) ringer, spitting image, doppelganger

   Synonyms: sosie, portrait craché

Further reading

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