macche

From Old English mæċċa, ġemæċċa, from Proto-West Germanic *makkjō, *gamakkjō. Doublet of make (“bride, equal”).

• mach, mache, matche, mecche, meche, mehche, metche

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈmɛt͡ʃ(ə)/

macche (plural macches)

1. A bride or mate; a romantic or sexual partner.
2. An equal or match.
3. Something equivalent or corresponding.
4. (rare) A comrade or companion.

• macchen

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

• “macch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

macche

1. alternative form of mecche

macche

1. alternative form of macchen