"ach" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /æx/, /ɑx/, /əx/
  1. An expression of annoyance.
    Sense id: en-ach-en-intj-mwfqM3xT
  2. An expression of woe or regret.
    Sense id: en-ach-en-intj-wmSRUMO~
  3. Alternative form of och Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: och
    Sense id: en-ach-en-intj-s7f1g-Yp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /æt͡ʃ/ Forms: aches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English ache, from Old French ache, from Latin apium (“parsley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ache}} Middle English ache, {{der|en|fro|ache}} Old French ache, {{der|en|la|apium|t=parsley}} Latin apium (“parsley”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ach (plural aches)
  1. (obsolete) Any of several species of plants, such as smallage, wild celery, parsley. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Celery family plants Synonyms: ache Derived forms: lovage, smallage
    Sense id: en-ach-en-noun-I~8ikpMi Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 6 8 2 84 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 22 8 49 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 14 14 5 68 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 11 6 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972",
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