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loach

/ˈləʊt͡ʃ/

loach noun: any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.

loach: any true loach, of the family Cobitidae
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Noun (1)

loach (plural loaches)

  1. Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
  2. A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.

Noun (2)

loach (plural loaches)

  1. (slang) Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter)
    Synonyms:
    LOH

Proper noun capitalized: Loach

Loach (plural Loaches)

  1. A surname

loach meaning in Tamil

loach in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றான அயிரை

Synonyms of loach

Forms of loach

Noun
pluralloaches
Proper noun
pluralLoaches

Origin of loach

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.

From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH (“loach”).

Words formed from loach

Words that rhyme with loach

Questions about loach

What does loach mean?
Loach means any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
What is loach in Tamil?
Loach in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றான அயிரை. See Loach meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is loach?
Loach can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce loach?
Loach is pronounced /ˈləʊt͡ʃ/.
What is the plural of loach?
The plural of loach is loaches.

Words near loach in the dictionary

  1. Lo-t'ien
  2. Lo-yang
  3. LO2
  4. loa
  5. LOAC
  6. loach
  7. loaches
  8. Loachian
  9. load
  10. load bank
  11. load banks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loach (page history and authors); Loach (page history and authors); loach (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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