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 === Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “tourse”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. Frédéric Godefroy (1880–1902), “torche”, in Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle […], Paris: F[riedrich] Vieweg; Émile Bouillon, →OCLC. “torche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012