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walch

/wɒlt͡ʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
walch
IPA
/wɒlt͡ʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Walch, Walich, variant of Walsch, from Old English wælisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Walch, wælisc, *walhisk, *walhiskaz

Inflected Forms

Walches (plural) Welch (alternative) Welsh (alternative) Walsh (alternative) Walshe (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce walch?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɒlt͡ʃ/.
What does walch mean?
A surname.
Where does walch come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce walch

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