loche

== English == === Noun === loche (plural loches) Archaic form of loach (“kind of fish”). === References === “loche”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Chloe, Chloë, Cohle, HELOC, c-hole, chole, chole- == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lɔʃ/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French loche, from Old French loche, further origin unknown: Perhaps from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuka (“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. Alternatively, perhaps from Frankish *loppijā, *lobbijā (“something lumpy, slow, or clumsy”), from Proto-Germanic *lubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to cut off, peel, hang loosely”). If so, related to Middle English lob (“pollack”), Middle Low German lobbe, lubbe (“stockfish; thick, droopy lip”), Middle Dutch lobbe (“thick mass, lobe, lump”), German Low German Lobb (“thick, mushy liquid”), English looby. ==== 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 ===== Descendants ===== Mauritian Creole: los === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== loche f (plural loches) (slang) breast Synonym: nichon === Further reading === “loche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === References === == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === loche inflection of lochen: first-person singular present singular imperative first/third-person singular subjunctive I == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlot͡ʃe/ [ˈlo.t͡ʃe] Rhymes: -otʃe Syllabification: lo‧che === Etymology 1 === As a native Peruvian pre-Hispanic term, probably of Quechua origin. ==== Noun ==== loche m (plural loches) (Peru) pumpkin, crookneck pumpkin, butternut squash, winter squash === Etymology 2 === Possibly an interpretation of Etymology 1 above, probably because the squash is a deep orange-reddish color. ==== Adjective ==== loche m or f (masculine and feminine plural loches) (Andalusia) ginger (color) === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from French loche. ==== Noun ==== loche m (plural loches) synonym of locha === Further reading === “loche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025