Standard Lemma guide

tache

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /tɑːʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /tæʃ/

1

name

Meaning 1

A placename

Ellipsis of La Tache, alternative form of La Tâche.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

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name

Meaning 2

A placename

Ellipsis of Le Tache, alternative form of Le Tâche.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname from French. (Alternative form of Taché)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Moustache, mustache.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A spot, stain, or blemish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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noun

Meaning 6

Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch, loop, button.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Clipping of m(o)ustache.

From French tache (“a spot”). See tetchy.

See tack (“a kind of nail”).