blech

See also: Blech

Contents

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /blɛk/, /blɛx/
• Rhymes: -ɛk

InterjectionEdit

blech

1. (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

   Blech! Look at all the garbage people add to the online dictionary!

Alternative formsEdit

• bleck (rare)

TranslationsEdit

gagging sound of disgust

• Catalan: ecs (ca)
• German: kotz (de), würg (de)

• Greek: μπλιάχ (bliách)

VerbEdit

blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)

1. (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

See alsoEdit

• gag
• argh

Etymology 2Edit

A copper blech covers the lit burners on a stovetop, keeping food warm for the Shabbat meal.

From Yiddish בלעך (blekh). Related to German Blech.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /blɛx/

NounEdit

blech (plural blechs)

1. (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

SynonymsEdit

• plata

TranslationsEdit

metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat

• Hebrew: פְּלָטַת שַׁבָּת‎ (p'latat shabat), פְּלָטָה‎ (he) (p'lata)

• Yiddish: בלעך‎ (blekh)

AnagramsEdit

• belch