Bache

Betekenis (Engels)

A wild sow, female wild boar

Concepten

everzwijn

wild zwijn

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈbaxə/

Etymologie (Engels)

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.