bach

See also Bach, bac̱h, and bạch

English

Etymology

Probable shortening of bachelor

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bætʃ/, X-SAMPA: /b{tS/
• Rhymes: -ætʃ

Noun

bach (plural baches)

1. (New Zealand, northern) A holiday home, usually small and near the beach, often with only one or two rooms and of simple construction.

Synonyms

• crib (New Zealand)

Verb

bach (third-person singular simple present bachs, present participle baching, simple past and past participle bached)

1. (US) To live apart from women, as with the period when a divorce is in progress (compare bachelor pad).

Anagrams

• BHCA

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Welsh

Adjective

bach m & f (plural bach, equative bached, comparative llai, superlative lleiaf)

1. small, little

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bach	fach	mach	unchanged