pêtcheux

Norman

Alternative forms

pêqùeu (continental Normandy)
peekyõ (Sark)

Etymology

From pêtchi (“to fish”) +‎ -eux.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pêtcheux m (plural pêtcheurs)

(Jersey) fisherman
Lé pêtcheux n'sent pon sa pouque.
No-one despises his own trade.
(Jersey) kingfisher

Synonyms

(fisherman): paissounnier (Guernsey)
(kingfisher): pêtcheux d'St. Martîn, St. Martinnais

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