vetch
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vetch
- /vɛt͡ʃ/
Rhymes with -ɛtʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from Old Northern French veche, variant of Old French vece, from Latin vicia. Doublet of fitch.
noun vetches · 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.
Similar: tare
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noun
Similar: tare
Translations
Talk about this word "vetch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vetch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vetch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vetch "vetch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vetch.Cite this
@misc{vetch_2026,
title = {vetch},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vetch},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
