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English
Noun
loche (plural loches)
- Archaic form of loach (“kind of fish”).
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French
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.
Noun
loche f (plural loches)
- (zoology) one of the several species of giant slugs belonging to the families Arionidae and Limacidae
- (zoology) one of the several species of loach belonging to a number of different orders
Etymology 2
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Noun
loche f (plural loches)
- (slang) breast
- Synonym: nichon
Mec, regarde-moi cette paire de loches !- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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German
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Verb
loche
- inflection of lochen:
- first-person singular present
- singular imperative
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
Spanish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlot͡ʃe/
- Rhymes: -otʃe
- Syllabification: lo‧che
Noun
loche m (plural loches)
- (Peru) pumpkin, crookneck pumpkin, butternut squash, winter squash
- (Andalusia) ginger (color)
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