blech
See also: Blech
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛk/, /blɛx/
- Rhymes: -ɛk
Interjection
blech
- (slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- Blech! Look at all the garbage people add to the online dictionary!
Alternative forms
- bleck (rare)
Translations
gagging sound of disgust
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Verb
blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)
- (slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
See also
- gag
- argh
Etymology 2
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A copper blech covers the lit burners on a stovetop, keeping food warm for the Shabbat meal.
From Yiddish בלעך (blekh). Related to German Blech.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /blɛx/
Noun
blech (plural blechs)
- (Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.
Synonyms
- plata
Translations
metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat
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Anagrams
- belch
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈblɛx]
Noun
blech
- genitive plural of blecha