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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian manco, from Latin mancus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
à la manque (invariable)
- maimed (obsolete)
- failed, lousy (of a person, used since 1847)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Alain Rey, Dictionnaire Historique de la langue française, 2011, Nathan, →ISBN