French words spelled ending with i c h e are pronounced e e s h.
niche - literally a shelf inserted in the wall with an arched or oval or oblong hole above, for the display of a statue or ornament or a candle in the olden days on the interior or exterior wall of a room or corridor or staircase or for storage
nouveau riche - new rich, bourgeois, loud tastes - liking bling
pastiche - humorous portrait, mocking, similar to the original but slightly different or exaggerated
Angela Lansbury B A Hons, teacher and turn of English and French and public speaking.
niche - literally a shelf inserted in the wall with an arched or oval or oblong hole above, for the display of a statue or ornament or a candle in the olden days on the interior or exterior wall of a room or corridor or staircase or for storage
nouveau riche - new rich, bourgeois, loud tastes - liking bling
pastiche - humorous portrait, mocking, similar to the original but slightly different or exaggerated
Angela Lansbury B A Hons, teacher and turn of English and French and public speaking.
