anche

Meaning

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

Concepts

reed

wood

🪵

woodwind

woodwind instrument

Synonyms

biseau

bois

🪵

double

forêt

simple

bois musique

Translations

ancia

Rohrblatt

linguetta

dil

Blättchen

ξύλινα πνευστά όργανα

riet

tongetje

caniço

junco

palheta

anca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑ̃ʃ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German: ancha

In summary

Borrowed from Old High German ancha (“leg, shin”), influenced by regional anche (“faucet”), ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *ankijǭ (“joint, limb”). Related to hanche (“hip”).