manchon
French, noun/mɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/
manchon is spelled M-A-N-C-H-O-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 44,377th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manchon is a French masculine noun meaning “muff (article of clothing)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Article d’habillement en forme de fourreau ouvert aux deux extrémités, recouvert d’une fourrure ou d’une…”.
What does manchon mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemuff (article of clothing)
- 2
masculinesnow gaiter
- 3
masculineconserve (jam) of poultry wing
- 4
masculinecoupler
- 5
masculineincandescent gauze, mantle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Article d’habillement en forme de fourreau ouvert aux deux extrémités, recouvert d’une fourrure ou d’une étoffe, et ouaté intérieurement, dans lequel on met les mains pour les protéger du froid. Ils furent mis à la mode sous le règne d’Henri III. 2. (Habillement) Manchette amovible destinée à protéger les manches des vêtements. 3. Feutre qui recouvre les formes en bois sur lesquelles on travaille les chapeaux. 4. Rouleau de feutre sur lequel se fabrique le papier.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of manchon
- manchons plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce manchon?
- /mɑ̃.ʃɔ̃/
- \mɑ̃.ʃɔ̃\
- [mɑ̃.ʃɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to manchon
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is manchon in French?
manchon appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).