lech

L1E1C3H4
/lɛt͡ʃ//lɛk/

noun

A strong, lecherous desire or craving.

Less commonScrabble 9

Meanings

lech1

nounlech (plural leches)

plural leches · alternative letch

  1. slangA strong, lecherous desire or craving.
  2. slangA lecher.
verblech (third-person singular simple present leches, present participle leching, simple past and past participle leched)

present singular third person leches · participle present leching · participle past leched · past leched · alternative letch

lech2

nounlech (plural lechs)

plural lechs

  1. The capstone of a cromlech.

Lech3

proper nounLech (plural Lechs)

plural Lechs

  1. A surname from Polish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounman with strong sexual desires

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Origin

lech · noun, verb

Back-formation from lecher.

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lech · noun

  1. Welshllech“slate, slab”
  2. Englishlech

From Welsh llech (“slate, slab”).

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Lech · proper noun

  1. PolishLech
  2. PolishLech
  3. EnglishLech

Borrowed from Polish Lech.

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Translations

German Lustmolch
  • Lustmolchlecher

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

lech. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lech

MLA

“lech.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lech. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lech,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lech.

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