Brache

Meaning

1. (feminine) fallow (unseeded arable land)
2. (feminine) fallow, fallowness (time or state of being unseeded)
3. (feminine, figuratively) something that is not sufficiently exploited or taken care of, something that requires work

Concepts

fallow

fallow land

relaxation

resting

fallow ground

lying fallow

bare fallow

green fallow

ploughed land

plowed land

urban waste

waste land

Synonyms

Brachland

Erholung

brachliegendes Land

Brachebegrünung

Brachfeld

Translations

barbecho

jachère

maggese

friche

أرض مستريحة

pousio

jachère nue

rilassamento

αγρανάπαυση

riposo

libero

🆓

maggese nudo

maggese verde

friche agricole

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbʁaːxə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: brāche

Inherited from Old High German: brāhha

Cognate with Luxembourgish: Brooch

Cognate with Dutch: braak

In summary

From Middle High German brāche, from Old High German brāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *brāku. Cognate with Luxembourgish Brooch, Dutch braak. Related with brechen (“to break”), so called because the field is ploughed (“broken”) and then left in this state.