blech
See also: Blech
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Imitative.
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PronunciationEdit
InterjectionEdit
blech
- (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- Blech! Look at all those maggots!
Alternative formsEdit
- bleck (rare)
SynonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
gagging sound of disgust
VerbEdit
blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)
- (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
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Etymology 2Edit
From Yiddish בלעך (blekh). Related to German Blech.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
blech (plural blechs)
- (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.
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metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat
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