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

1. 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.

Etymology 2

Noun

mecche

1. Alternative form of macche