bache

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See also: Bache, bâche, bâché, and Bäche

English

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Etymology

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Possibly a dialectal form of Middle English *becck, *betch, from to Old English *becc (stream), from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz (brook), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog- (flowing water, stream). Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (brook). More at beck.

Noun

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bache (plural baches)

  1. (obsolete) The dale of a stream or rivulet.

Anagrams

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Unknown.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbat͡ʃe/ [ˈba.t͡ʃe]
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Syllabification: ba‧che

Noun

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bache m (plural baches)

  1. pothole
  2. rut, tricky/barren spell

Derived terms

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Further reading

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West Flemish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French bâche.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bache f

  1. tarpaulin