Etymology · Middle English
*speche
3 English words descend from Middle English *speche, most common first.
- speechThe ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
- spatchcockPoultry which has been cut along the spine and spread out for more even cooking.
- spitchcockA method of cooking an eel (or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it.