loche

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See also: Loche, -loche, and lochę

English

Noun

loche (plural loches)

  1. 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.[1]

Noun

loche f (plural loches)

  1. (zoology) one of the several species of giant slugs belonging to the families Arionidae and Limacidae
  2. (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)

  1. (slang) breast
    Synonym: nichon
    Mec, regarde-moi cette paire de loches !
    Dude, look at this pair of tits!

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German

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Verb

loche

  1. inflection of lochen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. 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)

  1. (Peru) pumpkin, crookneck pumpkin, butternut squash, winter squash
  2. (Andalusia) ginger (color)

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