"valanche" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: valanches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} valanche (plural valanches)
  1. Obsolete form of avalanche. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: avalanche
    Sense id: en-valanche-en-noun-NSbEKImK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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