Etymology

manchet

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Today it means: A type of high-quality bread or cracker made from flour. Full definition →

Middle English manchet
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommanchet
  2. English todaymanchet

From Middle English manchet, of unknown origin; compare cheat (“low-quality bread”).

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