dèche

See also: deche

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛʃ/

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Etymology 1

Clipping of déchéance. First attested 1837.

Noun

dèche f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) the state of being broke

   Je suis dans la dèche. ― I am broke.

Etymology 2

Clipping of décharge.

Noun

dèche f (plural dèches)

1. (Quebec, vulgar) sperm, semen

Further reading

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