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manque

Pronunciation: /mɑ̃k/

“manque” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lack, absence
  2. stress due to drug withdrawal
  3. only used in à la manque

In French

  1. Absence, défaut, fait de manquer.
  2. État de stress dû à la privation d’une drogue.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French manque (first attested in 1594), from Old Italian manco (“lack”).

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