"loach" meaning in English

See loach in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loach.wav Forms: loaches [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtʃ Etymology: Wikispecies From Middle English loche, from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Misgurnus anguillicaudatus|species}} Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, {{vern|muddy loach}} muddy loach, {{wikispecies|Cobitidae}} Wikispecies, {{inh|en|enm|loche}} Middle English loche, {{der|en|fro|loche}} Old French loche, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|en|VL.|*laukka||loach}} Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), {{der|en|cel-gau|*leuca||loach, slug}} Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} loach (plural loaches)
  1. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
    Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
    Categories (lifeform): Loaches Translations (fish of the family Cobitidae): щипок (štipok) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 鯉形目 (Chinese Mandarin), 鲤形目 (Chinese Mandarin), ԓыгиннээн (ḷyginnėėn) (Chukchi), ԓыгинныт (ḷyginnyt) [plural] (Chukchi), mřenka [feminine] (Czech), piikkinuoliainen (Finnish), nuoliainen (Finnish), loche [feminine] (French), Schmerle [feminine] (German), csík (Hungarian), Grondel [feminine] (Luxembourgish), caillagh ruy [feminine] (Manx), carroo ruy [masculine] (Manx), louoche [feminine] (Norman), piskorz [masculine] (Polish), cadozete [masculine] (Portuguese), голе́ц (goléc) [masculine] (Russian), pĺž [masculine] (Slovak), pĺžik [masculine] (Slovak), činklja [masculine] (Slovene), locha [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-loach-en-noun-0UPMOY6a Disambiguation of Loaches: 41 41 19 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Chukchi translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Chukchi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'fish of the family Cobitidae': 68 32
  2. A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.
    A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.
    Categories (lifeform): Loaches
    Sense id: en-loach-en-noun-OrXWxcEi Disambiguation of Loaches: 41 41 19 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Chukchi translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Chukchi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: clown loach (taxonomic: Chromobotia macracanthus), dojo loach (taxonomic: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), hillstream loach (english: Balitoridae), muddy loach (taxonomic: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), oriental loach (taxonomic: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), panda loach (taxonomic: Yaoshania pachychilus), pond loach (taxonomic: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus), river loach (english: Balitoridae), sea loach, sergeant major loach, spined loach (taxonomic: Cobitis taenia), stone loach, sucking loach (taxonomic: Gyrinocheilus spp.), weather loach (taxonomic: Misgurnus spp.)

Noun

IPA: /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-loach.wav Forms: loaches [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊtʃ Etymology: From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH (“loach”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} loach (plural loaches)
  1. (slang) Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter) Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Loaches Synonyms: LOH [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-loach-en-noun-c5ckzVe8 Disambiguation of Loaches: 41 41 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 16 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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