bache

See also: Bache, bâche, bâché, and Bäche

English

Etymology

Possibly a dialectal form of Middle English *becck, *betch, from to Old English *becc (“stream”), from Proto-Germanic *bakjaz (“brook”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog- (“flowing water, stream”). Cognate with Old Norse bekkr (“brook”). More at beck.

Noun

bache (plural baches)

1. (obsolete) The dale of a stream or rivulet.

Anagrams

• Beach, beach

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbat͡ʃe/ [ˈba.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -atʃe
• Syllabification: ba‧che

Noun

bache m (plural baches)

1. pothole
2. rut, tricky/barren spell
3. (Latin America) lack, deficiency

   Synonym: carencia

   • 2021, Cecilia Pavón, “Presupuesto irrestricto (Unlimited budget)”, in Los Sueños No Tienen Copyright, 2nd edition, Madrid: Blatt & Ríos, →ISBN:

     Si yo siempre siento que lo que escribo no le importa a nadie, que escribo mal, con un estilo pobre, lleno de errores de sintaxis y baches gramaticales; […] .

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Derived terms

• bachear

Further reading

• “bache”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “bache”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

West Flemish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaʃə/
• Rhymes: -aʃə
• Hyphenation: ba‧che

Noun

bache f

1. tarpaulin