Bache

Senso (Inglese)

A wild sow, female wild boar

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈbaxə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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.