"klatch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /klæt͡ʃ/ Audio: en-us-klatch.ogg [US] Forms: klatches [plural], klatchs [plural], klatsch [alternative]
Rhymes: -ætʃ Etymology: Etymology tree German Klatschbor. English klatch Borrowed from German Klatsch (“meeting at which people gossip”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|de:Klatsch<t:meeting at which people gossip>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree German Klatschbor. English klatch [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "meeting at which people gossip", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Klatsch", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "klatch", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="klatch"> Borrowed from German Klatsch (“meeting at which people gossip”). Head templates: {{en-noun|+|s}} klatch (plural klatches or klatchs)
  1. An informal social gathering, especially one held over coffee for the purpose of conversation. Related terms: coffee klatch, kaffeeklatch Translations (informal social gathering): 咖啡聚會 /咖啡聚会 (kāfēi jùhuì) (Chinese Mandarin), kahvitilaisuus (Finnish), посиде́лки (posidélki) (Russian)

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