mecche

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French mesche, from Vulgar Latin micca, probably from Latin myxa, itself from Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa).

Alternative forms

macche, mache, matche, meche

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmat͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

mecche

wick (of a candle)

Descendants

English: match (see there for further descendants)
Scots: match

References

“mecche, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

mecche

Alternative form of macche

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