blech

See also: Blech

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /blɛk/, /blɛx/
Rhymes: -ɛk

Interjection

blech

(slang) An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.

Blech! Look at all the garbage people add to the online dictionary!

Alternative forms

bleck (rare)

Translations

gagging sound of disgust

Catalan: ecs (ca)
German: kotz (de), würg (de)

Greek: μπλιάχ (bliách)

Verb

blech (third-person singular simple present bleches, present participle bleching, simple past and past participle bleched)

(slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.

See also

gag
argh

Etymology 2

A copper blech covers the lit burners on a stovetop, keeping food warm for the Shabbat meal.

From Yiddish בלעך‎ (blekh). Related to German Blech.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /blɛx/

Noun

blech (plural blechs)

(Judaism) A metal sheet used to cover stovetop burners on Shabbat to allow food to be kept warm without violating the prohibition against cooking.

Synonyms

plata

Translations

metal sheet for keeping food warm on Shabbat

Hebrew: פְּלָטַת שַׁבָּת‎‎ (p'latat shabat), פְּלָטָה‎‎ (he) (p'lata)

Yiddish: בלעך‎‎ (blekh)

Anagrams

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