clenche
French
Alternative forms
- clanche (Lorraine, Normandy, Champagne Ardennes, Alsace)
Etymology
From Frankish *klinka (“latch”). Cognate with Dutch klink, German Klinke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɑ̃ʃ/
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Noun
clenche f (plural clenches)
- latch
Related terms
- clencher
- déclencher
Further reading
- “clenche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.