Plooch

== Central Franconian == === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German pluoch, from Old High German *pluog, northern variant of phluog, from Proto-West Germanic *plōg. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ploːx/ ==== Noun ==== Plooch m (plural Plööch or Pleech or Plee) (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) plough, plow ===== Alternative forms ===== Pluuch (southern Moselle Franconian) ===== Derived terms ===== plöje, pleje === Etymology 2 === From Middle High German plāge, from Latin plaga. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /plɔːx/ ==== Noun ==== Plooch f (plural Ploge) (Ripuarian) an epidemic of any disease, not necessarily dangerous (Ripuarian) a nuisance, something strenuous ===== Alternative forms ===== Plo (Moselle Franconian) ===== Derived terms ===== ploge