louche

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Verb 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 1 2.2.1 Adjective 2.2.2 Noun 2.3 Etymology 2 2.3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːʃ

[edit] Etymology

From French louche

[edit] Adjective

louche (comparative more louche, superlative most louche)

1. of questionable taste or morality; decadent
2. not reputable or decent
   • 1888, “The aunt will refuse; she will think the whole proceeding very louche!” (The Aspern Papers, Henry James)

[edit] Verb

Wikipedia

to louche (third-person singular simple present louches, present participle louching, simple past and past participle louched)

1. (intransitive, alcoholic beverages) To become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect.

   Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching.

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /luʃ/

[edit] Etymology 1

Old French lousche, from Latin lusca, feminine of luscus (“‘one-eyed’”) ( > Old French lois).

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louche m. (f. louche, m. plural louches, f. plural louches)

1. shady, dubious, seedy
2. (of a liquid) cloudy

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louche f. (plural louches)

1. (in a liquid) cloudiness due to a suspension of fine particles

[edit] Etymology 2

A dialectal (Norman-Picard) form of Old French louce, loce, from Frankish *lōtja.

[edit] Noun

louche f. (plural louches)

1. ladle