Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fitch

/fˈɪtʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
fitch
IPA
/fˈɪtʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.

noun

A skin of a polecat.

verb

To use this kind of open weave.

noun

Alternative form of vetch.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Old French.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Shortening of fitchew, or directly borrowed from its antecedent, Middle Dutch vitsche (“polecat”). More at fitchew.

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Questions

How do you pronounce fitch?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪtʃ/.
What does fitch mean?
A polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
Where does fitch come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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