Loach

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/'ləʊtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lōch)


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Loach / ləʊtʃ/
  1. Ken(neth). born 1936, British television and film director; his works for television include Cathy Come Home (1966) and his films include Kes (1970), Riff-Raff (1991), Bread and Roses (2000), The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006), and The Angels' Share (2012)
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loach  (lōch),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fishany of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
  • Middle French
  • Middle English loche 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
loach / ləʊtʃ/
  1. any carplike freshwater cyprinoid fish of the family Cobitidae, of Eurasia and Africa, having a long narrow body with barbels around the mouth
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French loche, of obscure origin
'Loach' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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