loach
pronunciation
How to pronounce loach in British English:
UK [ləʊtʃ]
How to pronounce loach in American English:
US [loʊtʃ]
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- Noun:
- slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes
Word Origin
- loach (n.)
- small edible European fish, mid-14c., from Old French loche (13c.), also, in dialect, "slug," of unknown origin (see discussion in Gamillscheg).
Example
- 1. The loach slipped from my hands .
- 2. And he made people laugh , comparing his puffy appearance to that of a loach , a fish that loves mud .
- 3. In his speech just before the party vote , he said he was not as flashy as a goldfish , but more like a loach .
- 4. When liuxizi with liu loach and " small broadcast " puts forward I will and fat ya place objects , for their opposition .
- 5. Weather hot to bovine a caesar , a group of loach as children unable to hold oneself back down into the river .