Lech

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciations'lech': /lɛtʃ/; 'Lech': English: /lɛk/, Polish: /lɛç/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɛtʃ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lech)



Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Lech / lɛk lɛç/
  1. a river in central Europe, rising in SW Austria and flowing generally north through S Germany to the River Danube. Length: 285 km (177 miles)
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
lech  (lech),USA pronunciation n., v.i. 
  1. Slang Termsletch.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Wa•łę•sa  (və wen′sə),USA pronunciation n. 
    Lech  (lek),USA pronunciation born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980;
    president 1990–96;
    Nobel peace prize 1983.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lech, letch / lɛtʃ/
  1. (intransitive) usually followed by after: to behave lecherously (towards); lust (after)
  1. a lecherous act or indulgence
Etymology: 19th Century: back formation from lecher
'Lech' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gustavus Adolphus - Kaczynski - Wałęsa - cromlech - kreplach - leak - lecher - lecher wires - lecherous - lechosos opal - letch - low

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