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manque

/mɑ̃k/

noun, masculine/mɑ̃k/plural: manques

lack, absence; stress due to drug withdrawal

le manque d'amour maternelthe lack of maternal love

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

noun, feminine/mɑ̃k/

only used in à la manque

Borrowed from Italian manco, from Latin mancus.