ouche

Pronunciation: /aʊtʃ/

The English word “ouche” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable.

Etymology

From Middle English ouche, from nouche, which in phrases like a nouche was re-analyzed as an ouche (rebracketing). From Anglo-Norman nusche and Old French nusche (with metanalysis), from a Germanic source; compare German Nusche, Proto-Germanic *hnuts.

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