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tench¹

  • /tɛnt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɛntʃ

Where it comes from

From Middle English tenche, from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.

noun tench · tenches

  1. A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.

tench²

  • /tɛnt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɛntʃ

Where it comes from

Contraction.

noun tenches

  1. UK, obsolete, slang A penitentiary.

Tench³

proper noun

  1. A surname.

Translations

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noun species of freshwater game fish

Españoltenca
日本語テンチ tenchi
中文丁鱖 /丁鳜
Portuguêstenca
Françaistanche
DeutschSchleie
Italianotinca
Ελληνικάκυπρίνος kyprínos
Русскийлинь linʹ

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"tench." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tench. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tench. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tench

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"tench." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tench.

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@misc{tench_2026,
  title = {tench},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tench},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}