Hyphenation
ratch·etTurkish pronunciation
rätçıtPronunciation
/ratʧət/ /rætʧət/
Etymology
[ 'ra-ch&t ] (noun.) 1654. alter. of earlier rochet, from French, alteration of Middle French rocquet ratchet, bobbin, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rocko distaff; more at ROCK.