etch Pronunciation: /etʃ/Translate etch | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of etchv.t. ätzen (on auf) (+ Akk.); (on metal also) [bes. Künstler] radieren; (fig.) einprägen (in, on) (Dat.)etch in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of etch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of etch in the US English dictionary