mange- root words — words with the mange- root

The root mange- comes from Latin manducare, meaning eat. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including blancmange. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mange- root

Explore words with mange- — words containing the mange- root and sharing its sense of "eat". Examples include blancmange. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does mange- mean?

The mange- root means eat, from Latin manducare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.