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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLatch
/lætʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mechanical fastening device with a hinged or sliding bar that drops into a slot, used to secure a door or gate.
"She lifted the latch and pushed the wooden gate open."
- 1
To fasten a door, gate, or window with a latch, or to attach, grasp, or grip securely onto something.
"Make sure to latch the back door before you go to sleep."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'lacchen' meaning to catch, seize, or grasp, tracing back to Old English 'læccan', and related to Old High German 'lacken'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from general physical seizing to the specialized mechanical device used for fastening doors and gates.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Latch" is said worldwide
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loquet
Transliteration: /lɔ.kɛ/
"Il a baissé le loquet de la porte."
Klinke
Transliteration: /ˈklɪŋkə/
"Sie drückte die Klinke nach unten."
envenatura
Transliteration: /skatˈtelo/
Script: chiavistello
"Ha tirato il chiavistello della finestra."
pestillo
Transliteration: /pesˈti.ʎo/
"Bajó el pestillo para asegurar la puerta."
trinco
Transliteration: /ˈtɾĩ.ku/
"Ela fechou o trinco da porta com força."
चटखनी
Transliteration: chatkhani
"उसने दरवाजे की चटखनी लगा दी।"
门闩
Transliteration: ménshuān
"他把门闩插上了。"
걸쇠
Transliteration: geolswe
"문이 걸쇠로 단단히 잠겨 있다."
掛け金
Transliteration: kakegane
"門の掛け金を下ろしてください。"
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