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perche.

perch (type of fish)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɛʁʃ/
  1. perch (type of fish)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē).

noun/pɛʁʃ/
  1. pole

    feminine
  2. pole-vaulting; pole

    feminine
  3. T-bar

    feminine
  4. boom (for microphone etc.)

    feminine
  5. perch (for birds)

    feminine
  6. rod (unit of length)

    feminine
  7. probe

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French perche, from Latin pertica, through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *pert'ca. Compare Catalan perxa.

verb/pɛʁʃ/
  1. inflection of percher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of percher: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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