FLITCH - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
fish steak usually cut from a halibut
Categories: Fish steak
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork
Categories: Bacon
Synonyms
Side of bacon, Flitch
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "flitch" comes from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ-. It started in Proto-Germanic *flikkiją. Then it appeared in Old English fliċċe. Later, people used it in Middle English flicche. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Low German: flikke
- French: flèche
- Icelandic: flikki
- Middle Low German: vlicke
🧩 Fun Fact
Each civilization borrowed this word because they encountered the concept through cultural contact.