manchot

Etymology

From Old French manc (itself from Latin mancus) + -ot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ̃.ʃo/

Adjective

manchot (feminine singular manchote, masculine plural manchots, feminine plural manchotes)

1. one-armed
2. armless
3. one-handed (having one hand)
4. handless

Noun

manchot m (plural manchots, feminine manchote)

1. penguin
2. one-armed or no-armed person

Further reading

• “manchot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• chômant

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Noun

manchot m (plural manchots)

1. (Jersey) razorfish