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orach

Syllables: or·achUK/ˈɒɹɪtʃ/US/ˈɔɹɪt͡ʃ/

orach noun: especially Atriplex hortensis.

Noun

orach (plural oraches)

  1. especially Atriplex hortensis
    Synonyms:
    common orach, garden orache, red orach, mountain spinach, French spinach
  2. or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach.
  3. (dated) Lamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium.

orach meaning in Tamil

orach in Tamil

தோட்டக் காய்கறிச் செடிவகை

Synonyms of orach

Forms of orach

pluraloraches
alternative formarrach
alternative formorache

Origin of orach

From Middle English arage, from Anglo-Norman arace, arache; apparently an irregular derivation from Old French arepe, from classical Latin atriplex, from Ancient Greek ἀτράφαξυς (atráphaxus), of unknown origin (probably loaned).

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Words that rhyme with orach

Questions about orach

What does orach mean?
Orach means especially Atriplex hortensis.
What is orach in Tamil?
Orach in Tamil is தோட்டக் காய்கறிச் செடிவகை. See Orach meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orach?
Orach is a noun.
How do you pronounce orach?
Orach is pronounced /ˈɔɹɪt͡ʃ/ (US).
What is the plural of orach?
The plural of orach is oraches.

Words near orach in the dictionary

  1. ora
  2. ora serrata
  3. Orabassu titi
  4. Orabassu titis
  5. oracally
  6. orach
  7. orache
  8. orache moth
  9. oraches
  10. orachs
  11. oracies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orach (page history and authors); orach (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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