sorche

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsor.ke/
• Rhymes: -orke
• Hyphenation: sór‧che

Noun

sorche

1. plural of sorca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English soldier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoɾt͡ʃe/ [ˈsoɾ.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -oɾtʃe
• Syllabification: sor‧che

Noun

sorche m (plural sorches)

1. (colloquial) new recruit, rookie

   Synonym: recluta

   • 1995/1996, Roberto Bolaño, Otro cuento ruso:

     Soy un sorche, se dijo, un recluta bisoño y debo aceptar mi destino.

     I'm a rookie, he told himself, a new recruit, and I should accept my fate.

Further reading

• “sorche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28