loche

See also: Loche, -loche, and lochę

English

Noun

loche (plural loches)

1. Archaic form of loach (“kind of fish”).

References

• “loche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Chloe, Chloë, Cohle, HELOC, c-hole, chole, chole-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔʃ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.

Noun

loche f (plural loches)

1. (zoology) one of the several species of giant slugs belonging to the families Arionidae and Limacidae
2. (zoology) one of the several species of loach belonging to a number of different orders

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

loche f (plural loches)

1. (slang) breast

   Synonym: nichon

   Mec, regarde-moi cette paire de loches !

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

• “loche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

loche

1. inflection of lochen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlot͡ʃe/ [ˈlo.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -otʃe
• Syllabification: lo‧che

Noun

loche m (plural loches)

1. (Peru) pumpkin, crookneck pumpkin, butternut squash, winter squash
2. (Andalusia) ginger (color)

Further reading

• “loche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014