How to Say "Manger" in French

mangeoire

/mɑ̃.ʒwaʁ/feminine

The English word 'manger' (a feeding trough) is translated into French as mangeoire.

mangeoire is a noun used to describe a trough for animals to eat from.

Meaning: trough for animals to eat from (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is derived from the verb manger (to eat) and the suffix -oire, which denotes a place or instrument for an action.

mangeoire is a feminine noun.

/mɑ̃.ʒwaʁ/ (2 syllables)

In the context of a Nativity scene, la mangeoire refers specifically to the feeding trough used for the Christ child.

In French, the term for the manger in a Nativity scene is often simply called la crèche, even though crèche actually refers to the entire stable or the whole scene itself.
While mangeoire is the technical term, a French speaker might use the more general word auge to describe a livestock trough.
While mangeoire describes the tool for eating, the French word for a meal or a snack can be mangeaille, which often implies food of poor quality.

Jésus est né dans une mangeoire.
Jesus was born in a manger.
This sentence is useful for seeing how to use mangeoire in a religious context.
Wiktionary
Je dîne avec des collègues ce soir.
I am dining with colleagues tonight.
Nous pouvons nous restaurer après la réunion.
We can have some food after the meeting.
Tu veux manger quelque chose ?
Do you want to eat something?
J'ai mangé une tarte flambée à midi.
I ate a tart flambée at noon.
La mangeoire est pleine de grains.
The trough is full of grain.
Il faut nettoyer la mangeoire des chevaux.
The horse trough needs to be cleaned.

Léa and Nathan are cleaning a farm.

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