different between blech vs beech

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?k/, /bl?x/
• Rhymes: -?k

Interjection

blech

1. (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

Alternative forms

• bleck (rare)

Synonyms

• feh, pfaugh, pish, pshaw, pooh; see also Thesaurus:bah

Translations

Verb

blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)

1. (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

See also

• gag
• argh

Etymology 2

From Yiddish ????? (blekh). Related to German Blech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bl?x/

Noun

blech (plural blechs)

1. (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

Synonyms

• plata

Translations

Anagrams

• belch

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?bl?x]

Noun

blech

1. genitive plural of blecha

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English beche, from Old English b??e, from Proto-West Germanic *b?kij? (“beech”). Doublet of buky.

Pronunciation

• enPR: b?ch, IPA^(key): /bi?t??/
• Rhymes: -i?t?
• Homophone: beach

Noun

beech (plural beeches)

1. A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
2. The wood of the beech tree.

Synonyms

• beech tree

Derived terms

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