Raach

East Central German

Etymology

Compare German Rauch.

Noun

Raach m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) smoke, fume

   Wu dr Wind harkam, war gemaanglich a alta Thür aufgericht, doss dr Raach net in's Assn geblosn wur'.

   Where the wind came from, an old door was usually erected so that the smoke was not blown into the food.

Further reading

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 24