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loch.

A lake.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɔx/Scotland/lɒk/Received-Pronunciation/lɒx/Received-Pronunciation/lɑk/General-American
  1. A lake.

    Ireland · Scotland
  2. A bay or arm of the sea.

    Ireland · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From Middle English lough, borrowed from Scottish Gaelic loch. Doublet of lay, Looe, and lough.

noun/lɔx/Scotland/lɒk/Received-Pronunciation/lɒx/Received-Pronunciation/lɑk/General-American
  1. Alternative form of lohoch (“medicine taken by licking”).

    alt-of · alternative
Where this word comes from

See lohoch.

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