Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tache

/tæʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: tache
IPA: /tæʃ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Moustache, mustache.

Informal

noun

A spot, stain, or blemish.

Archaic

noun

Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch, loop, button.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from French. (Alternative form of Taché)

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the herynge or seynge of any vice or euyl tache"
"Alone I cared for our mother who did little else but stare at taches on floor and ceiling."
"And thou shalt make fiftie taches of gold, and couple the curtaines together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle."

Etymology

Clipping of m(o)ustache.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *deyḱ-, tache

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tæʃ/
British English: /tɑːʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

taches (plural) 'tache (alternative) tash (alternative) 'stache (alternative) stache (alternative) stash (alternative) tatch (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tache?: The recorded pronunciation is /tæʃ/.
What does tache mean?: Moustache, mustache.
Where does tache come from?: It is traced to French.

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