laîche

See also: laiche and Laiche

French

Etymology

From Middle French laische, from Old French lesche (“sedge”), from Frankish *lisca, *liska (“sedge”), from Proto-Germanic *liskō (“sedge”). Cognate with Old High German lisca, liska ( > Modern German Liesch (“sedge”)), Old Saxon lesc (“rush, reed”), Middle Dutch lies, liesc (“sedge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɛʃ/

Noun

laîche f (plural laîches)

sedge (any plant of the genus Carex)

Further reading

“laîche” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

chiale, chialé
léchai

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