tenche

Middle English

Alternative forms

tench, tenge, tenych, tensche

Etymology

From Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɛntʃ(ə)/

Noun

tenche (plural tenches or tench)

The tench (Tinca tinca) or a similar fish.

Descendants

English: tench

References

“tench (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-07.

Old French

Alternative forms

tanche
tenke

Etymology

Late Latin tinca.

Noun

tenche f (oblique plural tenches, nominative singular tenche, nominative plural tenches)

tench (fish)

Descendants

English: tench (borrowed)
French: tanche

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