anche

See also: anché, Anché, and -anche

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈãkɛ/

Noun

anche

1. plural of anca

References

• https://infcor.adecec.net/

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German ancha (“leg, shin”), influenced by regional anche (“faucet”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”). Related to hanche (“hip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ʃ/

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Noun

anche f (plural anches)

1. (music) reed
2. (obsolete) a chute by which flour falls from the mill to the bin
3. (Lorraine, dated) faucet

Further reading

• “anche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.