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Loach

//ˈləʊt͡ʃ// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname

Noun

1
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.; Any true loach, of the family Cobitidae.
2
Synonym of LOH (light observation helicopter) slang
3
slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes wordnet
4
A bottom-feeding freshwater fish in the superfamily or suborder Cobitoidea.; A similar fish in one of three other families of Cypriniformes: Botiidae, Balitoridae, and Gyrinocheilidae.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English loche, from Old French loche, further origin uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *laukka (“loach”), which could be from Gaulish *leuca (“loach, slug”), also attested as the feminine name Leuca, from leux (“bright, light”), a reference to slugs' bright appearance, the fish later being associated due to similarities to the slug.

Etymology 2

From the pronunciation of the acronym LOH (“loach”).

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