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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʃ/
- IPA(key): /pɛːʃ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium, Canada)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French pesche, from Old French pesche, from Vulgar Latin *pessica (cf. Medieval Latin pesca), from Late Latin persica, from Latin persicum. Doublet of persique.
Noun
pêche f (plural pêches)
- (countable) peach
- (colloquial) form, energy
- Synonyms: tonus, forme
- avoir la pêche ― to be on great form
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Descendants
Etymology 2
Deverbal from pêcher.
Noun
pêche f (plural pêches)
- (uncountable) fishing, angling
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Further reading
Norman
Etymology
From Old French pesche, from Vulgar Latin *pessica (cf. Medieval Latin pesca), from Late Latin persica, from Latin persicum.
Noun
pêche f (plural pêches)
- (Jersey) peach
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