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- [lohch]
- /loʊtʃ/
- /ləʊʧ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lohch]
- /loʊtʃ/
Definitions of loach word
- noun loach any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth. 1
- noun loach A small elongated bottom-dwelling freshwater fish with several barbels near the mouth, found in Eurasia and northwestern Africa. 1
- noun loach any carplike freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Cobitidae, of Eurasia and Africa, having a long narrow body with barbels around the mouth 0
- noun loach Ken(neth). born 1936, British television and film director; his works for television include Cathy Come Home (1966) and his films include Kes (1970), Riff-Raff (1991), Bread and Roses (2000), The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006), and The Angels' Share (2012) 0
- noun loach any of a family (Cobitidae, order Cypriniformes) of small, bottom-dwelling, freshwater, bony fishes with barbels around the mouth 0
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Origin of loach
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English loche < Middle French
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Parts of speech for Loach
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loach popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
loach usage trend in Literature
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