anche

See also: anché and -anche

French

Etymology

From Old High German ancha (“leg, shin”), influenced by regional anche (“faucet”). Related to hanche (“hip”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

anche f (plural anches)

1. (music) reed
2. (obsolete) A chute by which flour falls from the mill to the bin.
3. (Lorraine, dated) faucet

Further reading

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanke/, [ˈäŋ.ke]
• Hyphenation: àn‧che
• Rhymes: -anke

Etymology 1

From earlier anco, itself either from Old Occitan ancui, from a contraction of the Latin locution hanc hodie (“in this day”) or alternatively from Italian ancora, re-analyzed as anco ora; ancora is a contraction of Latin (ad) hanc (hōram) (“in this hour”)

Adverb

anche

1. also, too, as well, besides
2. even

Derived terms

• anch'io
• anche se

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

anche f

1. plural of anca

Further reading

• anche in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Verb

anche

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of anchar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of anchar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of anchar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of anchar.