pêche
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʃ/
- IPA(key): /pɛːʃ/ (older, now chiefly Belgium, Canada)
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French pesche, from Old French pesche, from Vulgar Latin *pessica (cf. Medieval Latin pesca), from Late Latin persica, from Latin persicum. Doublet of persique.
Noun
pêche f (plural pêches)
- (countable) peach
- (colloquial) form, energy
- Synonyms: tonus, forme
- avoir la pêche ― to be on great form
Derived terms
Related terms
- (peach): pêcher
Descendants
- → Malagasy: paiso
Etymology 2
Deverbal from pêcher.
Noun
pêche f (plural pêches)
Derived terms
Related terms
- (fishing, angling): pêcher, pêcherie, pêcheur, pêcheuse, surpêche, poisson
- (rescue): repêcher
- (sport): repechage
Further reading
- “pêche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
From Old French pesche, from Vulgar Latin *pessica (cf. Medieval Latin pesca), from Late Latin persica, from Latin persicum.
Noun
pêche f (plural pêches)
Derived terms
- pêchi (“peach tree”)