Meanings
nounvetch (plural vetches)
plural vetches · alternative fitch
- Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
- Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyk-?
- Proto-Indo-European*weh₁y-?
- Proto-Italic*wikiā
- Latinvicia
- Old Northern Frenchveche
- Middle Englishfecche
- Englishvetch
From Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from Old Northern French veche, variant of Old French vece, from Latin vicia. Doublet of fitch.
More words from Middle English, Old Northern French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀφάκη, βῐκία
- ἀφάκη (aphákē)plant of the genus Vicia
- βῐκία (bĭkía)plant of the genus Vicia
- βῐκίον (bĭkíon)plant of the genus Vicia
Arabic بِيقِيَّة
- بِيقِيَّة (bīqiyya)plant of the genus Vicia
Bulgarian фий
- фий (fij)plant of the genus Vicia
Catalan veça
- veçaplant of the genus Vicia
Czech vikev
- vikevplant of the genus Vicia
Dutch wikke
- wikkeplant of the genus Vicia
Estonian hiirehernes
- hiirehernesplant of the genus Vicia
Finnish virna
- virnaplant of the genus Vicia
French vesce
- vesceplant of the genus Vicia
German Wicke
- Wickeplant of the genus Vicia
Greek αρακάς
- αρακάς (arakás)plant of the genus Vicia
Hebrew כַּרְשִׁינָה
- כַּרְשִׁינָהplant of the genus Vicia
Hungarian bükköny
- bükkönyplant of the genus Vicia
Italian veccia
- vecciaplant of the genus Vicia
Japanese 烏野豌豆, 矢筈豌豆
- 烏野豌豆 (karasunoendō)plant of the genus Vicia
- 矢筈豌豆 (yahazu endō)plant of the genus Vicia
Latin ervum, vicia
- ervumplant of the genus Vicia
- viciaplant of the genus Vicia
Lithuanian vikis
- vikisplant of the genus Vicia
Persian ماش
- ماش (mâš)plant of the genus Vicia
Polish wyka
- wykaplant of the genus Vicia
Portuguese ervilhaca
- ervilhacaplant of the genus Vicia
Romanian măzăriche
- măzăricheplant of the genus Vicia
Russian ви́ка, горо́шек
- ви́ка (víka)plant of the genus Vicia
- горо́шек (goróšek)plant of the genus Vicia
Slovak kozinec m vika
- kozinec m vikaplant of the genus Vicia
Spanish veza, arveja
- vezaplant of the genus Vicia
- arvejaplant of the genus Vicia
Swedish vicker
- vickerplant of the genus Vicia
Turkish fiğ
- fiğplant of the genus Vicia
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with vetch
catchstretchsketchwretchfetchetchlechfletchketchkvetchretchGoetschoverstretchletchdretchoutstretchquetsch
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
vetch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vetch
MLA
“vetch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vetch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vetch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vetch.
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