backache

English

Alternative forms

• backake (obsolete)

Etymology

From back +‎ ache.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbækeɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

backache (countable and uncountable, plural backaches)

1. Any pain or ache in the back.

Synonyms

• back pain

Translations

any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago

Bulgarian: бо́лки в гъ́рба f pl (bólki v gǎ́rba) Chinese: Mandarin: 背疼 (bèiténg), 腰痛 (zh) (yāotòng) Czech: bolest zad f Dutch: rugpijn (nl) Finnish: selkäkipu (fi), selkäkivut pl French: mal au dos m Galician: dor de costas f German: Rückenschmerzen (de) m pl Greek: πόνος στη μέση m (pónos sti mési), οσφυαλγία (el) f (osfyalgía) (formally) Icelandic: bakverkur (is) m Italian: mal di schiena m Japanese: 背中の痛み (せなかのいたみ, senaka no itami), 腰痛 (ja) (ようつう, yōtsū) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: پشتێشە (piştêşe) Malayalam: നടുവേദന (naṭuvēdana) Portuguese: dor nas costas f Russian: боль в спине́ f (bolʹ v spiné), боль в поясни́це f (bolʹ v pojasníce) Spanish: dolor de espalda m Telugu: వెన్నునొప్పి (vennunoppi) Vietnamese: đau lưng

See also

• lumbago