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mache¹

noun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of mâche The ballotine[…] came bathed in a light dill cream and garnished with mache leaves and arugula.

mache²

Where it comes from

From German Mache, surname of Heinrich Mache.

noun

  1. dated 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.

mache³

Where it comes from

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

noun matse

  1. Philippines Glutinous 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.

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"mache." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mache. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{mache_2026,
  title = {mache},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mache},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}