fecche

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Middle English

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fecche

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Traditionally seen as borrowed from Old Northern French veche, from Latin vicia, though the unexpected initial /f/ may reflect descent from an Old English *feċċe, *fiċċe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛt͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈfit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈfat͡ʃ(ə)/
  • (Southern) IPA(key): /ˈvɛt͡ʃ(ə)/

Noun

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fecche (plural fecches)

  1. Vetch or tare; a member of the genus Vicia.
  2. The seed of vetch, especially in reference to something worthless.
  3. A small ball of similar proportion to a vetch seed.

Descendants

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  • English: vetch, fitch
  • Scots: fitch

References

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