torche
French, noun
torche is spelled T-O-R-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 3.1 times per million words in written French, the 15,592nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Torche is a French feminine noun meaning “torch (stick with flame at one end)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of torcher. With an accent, torché is a different word: “past participle of torcher”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Flambeau grossier fait de résine ou de cire”.
What does torche mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetorch (stick with flame at one end)
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
past participle of torcher
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Flambeau grossier fait de résine ou de cire. 2. Poignée de paille entortillée, et plus particulièrement celle dont on se servait pour préserver les arêtes vives des pierres de taille. 3. Poignée de foin roulée dans de l'argile et qui est utilisée pour garnir les tuiles qui forment l'ouvreau d'un four. 4. Batine.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of torche
- torches plural
- torchée feminine
- torchés masculine plural
- torchées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to torche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is torche in French?
torche appears 3.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).