torche

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See also: torché

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca, from torqua, Classical Latin torques, from the verb torqueō (“to twist; to turn”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔʁʃ/
  • Audio (une torche)(file)

Noun

torche f (plural torches)

  1. torch (stick with flame at one end)
    Synonym: flambeau

Derived terms

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Verb

torche

  1. inflection of torcher:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
  • Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “torche”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɔrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈtordʒ(ə)/

Noun

torche (plural torches)

  1. A long candle
  2. A torch; a portable source of light
  3. (figurative) A ray of light

Descendants

  • English: torch

References

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

torche f (plural torches)

  1. (Jersey) a whack in the face

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *torca (“coiled object”), from Latin torqua, variant of torquis.

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɾt͡ʃə/, /ˈtɔɾd͡ʒə/, (northern) /ˈtɔɾkə/

Noun

torche oblique singular, f (oblique plural torches, nominative singular torche, nominative plural torches)

  1. bundle (of sticks, hay, etc.)
  2. torch (stick with flame at one end)

Descendants

References

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