"Orcish" meaning in English

See Orcish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From orc + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|orc|ish}} orc + -ish Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Orcish
  1. (fantasy) The language spoken by orcs. Categories (topical): Artificial languages, Fantasy, J. R. R. Tolkien Translations (language spoken by orcs): о́ркский (órkskij) [masculine] (Russian), о́рочий (óročij) [masculine] (Russian), о́ркський (órksʹkyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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