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fauch

fauch is the alternative form of faunch.

Meaning of faunch

Noun

faunch (plural faunches)

  1. (dated, slang) A desire; a yearning.
    • Byrne was the best thing about *Man in the Iron Mask*, as far as plot and acting. I do confess a faunch for John Malkovitch, and DiCaprio should be allowed to develop his considerable latent acting abilities.1999 January 19, Kathy Routliffe, “Re: Mame”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom (Usenet), message-ID <36A3FCD4.5097D338@flash.net>

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Proper noun capitalized: Fauch

Fauch (plural Fauchs or Fauches)

  1. A village in Tarn department, France.
  2. A surname from French.

Forms of fauch

Noun
pluralfauches
Verb
third-person singular presentfauches
present participlefauching
past participlefauched
pastfauched
Proper noun
pluralFauchs
pluralFauches

Origin of fauch

From French Fauch.

Questions about fauch

What does fauch mean?
Fauch means a village in Tarn department, France.
What is fauch the alternative form of?
Fauch is the alternative form of faunch.
What part of speech is fauch?
Fauch is a proper noun.

Words near fauch in the dictionary

  1. faucets
  2. Faucett
  3. Faucette
  4. Faucettes
  5. Faucetts
  6. fauch
  7. fauchard
  8. fauchards
  9. fauched
  10. Faucher
  11. Fauchers

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