Alemannic German edit

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Etymology edit

From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

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Verb edit

lache (third-person singular simple present lacht, past participle glacht, auxiliary haa)

  1. to laugh

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Dutch edit

Verb edit

lache

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lachen

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaχə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aχə
  • Hyphenation: la‧che

Verb edit

lache

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

Hunsrik edit

Etymology edit

See Lache (a laugh)

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Verb edit

lache

  1. to laugh

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Norman edit

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Noun edit

lache f (plural laches)

  1. (Jersey, nautical) bollard, lash

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Possibly a variant of lacha, borrowed from Caló lacha, ultimately from Sanskrit लज्जा (lajjā, shame).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlat͡ʃe/ [ˈla.t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Syllabification: la‧che

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lache m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial, Granada) shame
  2. (colloquial, Granada) embarrassment
    Synonym: vergüenza