Bache
Meaning
A wild sow, female wild boar
Concepts
wild sow
Synonyms
Wildsau
weibliches Wildschwein
Wildeber
Wildschweinrudel
Schwarzwild
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbaxə/
Etymology
In summary
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.
New
Bach
-
brook, stream
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