Etymology

tench

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Today it means: A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca. Full definition →

Middle English tenche ← Old French tenche ← Late Latin tinca
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tench · noun1

  1. Late Latin · derived fromtinca
  2. Old French · derived fromtenche
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtenche
  4. English todaytench

From Middle English tenche, from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.

tench · noun2

Contraction.

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