manxar

Borrowed from French manger, Old French mengier from Vulgar Latin mandicāre, Latin manducāre.

• IPA^(key): /manˈʃaɾ/ [mãɲˈʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: man‧xar

manxar (first-person singular indicative present manxo, past participle manxáu)

1. to eat (poorly and/or little food)

manxar m (plural manxares)

1. delicacy, food, sustenance (especially delicious food)

   Synonyms: comida, xinta, xintar, caltenencia

2. something useful

• (nun) facer manxar d'ún

• “manxar (verb)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• “manxar (noun)”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “manxar (verb)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “manxar (noun)”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From manxa +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məɲˈʃa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maɲˈt͡ʃaɾ]

manxar (first-person singular present manxo, first-person singular preterite manxí, past participle manxat)

1. to blow air (especially with a bellows)

   No és igual manxar que tocar l'orgue. ― Pumping air isn't the same as playing the organ.

2. to inflate, to pump up

   Vaig parar de manxar un moment per comprovar la tensió del pneumàtic.

   I stopped pumping for a moment to test the pressure in the tyre.

• “manxar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

From Arabic مَنْشَر (manšar).

• IPA^(key): /ˈman.ʃar/

manxar m (plural mnaxar)

1. clothesline