name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
keck
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/kɛk/
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rhymes with -ɛk
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CMU ARPABET: K EH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
animal dung
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Isle of Man
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verb
Meaning 4
To heave or retch as if to vomit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
From earlier dialectal kex, of Celtic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Latin cicuta (“hemlock”).
From Manx keck (“shit”).
Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: гадя се (gadja se) — heave as if to vomit