mache

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noun

A former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring its daughters) per litre of air which ionizes a sustained current of 0.001 esu.

OriginGerman Mache →
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Meanings

mache1

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mâche.

    The ballotine[…] came bathed in a light dill cream and garnished with mache leaves and arugula.

    1988 May 27, Sondra Rosenberg, “Restaurant Tours: a bargain verging on a steal”, in Chicago Reader

mache2

noun
  1. datedA former unit of volumic radioactivity: the quantity of radon (ignoring its daughters) per litre of air which ionizes a sustained current of 0.001 esu.

mache3

noun

alternative matse

  1. PhilippinesGlutinous rice balls flavoured with coconut and pandan.

Mache4

proper noun
  1. A district of Otuzco province, Peru.
  2. A river that enters the Pacific in the north of Ecuador.

Origin

mache · noun

  1. GermanMache
  2. Englishmache

From German Mache, surname of Heinrich Mache.

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mache · noun

Compare Tagalog matse, Cebuano masi, Kapampangan mutsi (“moche”). See also buchi, muah chee, Hokkien 麻糍 (môa-chî).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

mache. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mache

MLA

“mache.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mache. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mache,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mache.

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