torche

== 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/ === Noun === torche f (plural torches) torch (stick with flame at one end) Synonym: flambeau ==== Derived terms ==== lampe torche ==== Related terms ==== torchère torchette torchon === Verb === torche inflection of torcher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === References === Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “torche”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Further reading === “torche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Hector == Middle English == === Alternative forms === torghe, torge, torch === Etymology === From Old French torche, from Vulgar Latin *torca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔrtʃ(ə)/, /ˈtordʒ(ə)/ === Noun === torche (plural torches) A long candle A torch; a portable source of light (figurative) A ray of light ==== Descendants ==== English: torch → Middle Welsh: tors Welsh: tortsh ==== References ==== “torch(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 April 2018. == Norman == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === torche f (plural torches) (Jersey) a whack in the face == Old French == === Alternative forms === tourche torce, tourse torke (northern) torge === 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) bundle (of sticks, hay, etc.) torch (stick with flame at one end) ==== Descendants ==== French: torche, (etymology 2) torque → Italian: torcia → Middle Dutch: tortse Dutch: toorts → Middle English: torche, torghe, torge, torchEnglish: torch→ Middle Welsh: torsWelsh: tortsh === References === Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (tourse) Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (torche, supplement) “torche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012