Bache

Signification (Anglais)

A wild sow, female wild boar

Concepts

laie

sanglier

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbaxə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Late Middle High German bache f (“fattened sow, female porker”), by gender change from the word in etymology 2 below; see Bachen. The sense developed from “bacon” via “slaughtered pig” to “porker”. The modern use is from hunters’ jargon.