Alemannic German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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

  1. to laugh

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Dutch

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Verb

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lache

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

German

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Pronunciation

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

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lache

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

Hunsrik

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Etymology

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See Lache (a laugh)

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lache

  1. to laugh
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Norman

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lache f (plural laches)

  1. (Jersey, nautical) bollard, lash

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • 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