# panhandle

## Anglais

### Étymologie

    Composé de pan et de handle

### Nom commun

panhandle

* Manche de poêle.
   * A panhandle is the handle of a pan.
* (Géographie) (États-Unis) Pointe, péninsule
   * A panhandle is, on a map, where a part of a political entity forms a longish extension such that it resembles the handle of a pan, as with a frying pan.
   * The three counties that form the Oklahoma panhandle were originally part of the Cimmaron Strip.
   * The very wide Texas panhandle butts up, at its north, against the Oklahoma panhandle.
   * The Florida panhandle is the area west, along the Gulf coast, of the Florida Peninsula.
   * Part of Fairfield County, Connecticut consitutes a panhandle, extending into Bronx County, New York.

### Verbe

panhandle

* (États-Unis) Mendier.
   * To panhandle is to beg for money, especially with a container in hand for receiving loose change, especially on the street, and particularly, by a bum.
