how to pronounce poached

/ˈpoʊtʃt/

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poached is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of poached in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… eggs from fried to poached but perhaps …”

meanings of poached

adjective:

Obtained by poaching.
Cooked by poaching.

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of poach.

poached frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word poached occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.