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perche

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛʁʃ/
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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perche f (plural perches)

  1. perch (type of fish)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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perche f (plural perches)

  1. pole
  2. (sports) pole-vaulting; pole
  3. (skiing) T-bar
  4. (sound engineering) boom (for microphone etc.)
  5. perch (for birds)
  6. rod (unit of length)
  7. (aeronautics) probe
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Etymology 3

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Inflected forms.

Verb

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perche

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛr.ke/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrke
  • Hyphenation: pèr‧che

Noun

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perche

  1. plural of perca

Middle English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈpɛːrt͡ʃ(ə)/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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perche (plural perches or perche)

  1. perch (kind of fish).
Descendants
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  • English: perch
References
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Old French perche, from Latin pertica.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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perche (plural perches or perche)

  1. A stake, bar or pole, usually running lengthwise.
  2. A perch (a resting place for fowl)
  3. A perch (a unit of length or area)
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Spanish

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Verb

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perche

  1. inflection of perchar:
    1. first-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative