parch
pronunciation
How to pronounce parch in British English:
UK [pɑ:tʃ]
How to pronounce parch in American English:
US [pɑrtʃ]
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- Verb:
- cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
Word Origin
- parch (v.)
- late 14c., "to roast or dry" (peas, beans, corn, etc.), of uncertain origin. Klein and OED reject derivations from Old North French perchier (Old French percer) "to pierce" and Latin persiccare "to dry thoroughly." Barnhart suggests possibly from Middle English perchen, variant of perishen "to perish" (see perish). Klein "tentatively" suggests a back-formation from parchment. Surname Parchecorn is attested from mid-14c. Meaning "to dry with excessive heat" is mid-15c. Related: Parched; parching.
Example
- 1. How hard can it be to parch a vampire ?
- 2. Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat .
- 3. The world needs to take steps to limit temperature rises to 2 degrees c ...... a bigger rise of 3 to 4 degrees c would parch continents , turning farmland into desert .
- 4. We walked up the front parch steps and paul knocked on the door .