clenche

French

Alternative forms

• (Lorraine, Normandy, Champagne Ardennes, Alsace) clanche

Etymology

From Frankish *klinka (“latch”). Cognate with Dutch klink, German Klinke.

Pronunciation

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Noun

clenche f (plural clenches)

1. latch, clench

Related terms

• (Lorraine, Normandy, Champagne Ardennes, Alsace) clanche (“doorknob”)
• clencher
• déclencher

Further reading

• “clenche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.