quetsch

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noun

A dark-skinned variety of plum.

OriginFrench quetsche ← German Quetsche ← Latin damascēna →
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Meanings

nounquetsch (countable and uncountable, plural quetsches)

plural quetsches

  1. countableA dark-skinned variety of plum.
  2. countableuncountableA liqueur made from the fruit.

Origin

  1. Latindamascēna
  2. GermanQuetsche
  3. Frenchquetsche
  4. Englishquetsch

From French quetsche, from Lorraine German Quetsche (standard German Zwetschge), ultimately from Latin damascēna. Doublet of damson.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with quetsch

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Sounds the same

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APA

quetsch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quetsch

MLA

“quetsch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quetsch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quetsch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quetsch.

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