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Koch has 3 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910)

"Rudolf Koch, a renowned German bacteriologist, made groundbreaking discoveries by isolating the anthrax, tubercle, and cholera bacilli."

Proper Noun
1

A language of Meghalaya (India), Assam, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Bihar, and Bangladesh.

"The koch family has lived in that village for three generations."

2

A German occupational surname, from German meaning "cook".

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Origin

The name Koch comes from the German word Koch, which means "cook." It entered English as a common occupational surname for someone who prepared food.

Rhyming Words
och doch noch roch ooch foch hoch loch mooch enoch cooch bloch gooch hooch dioch bioch pooch epoch broch skooch
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