bâche

See also: bache, Bache, bâché, and Bäche

Champenois

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɑʃ/

Noun

bâche (f)

1. (Troyen) mop, floorcloth

Derived terms

• bâcher

 

French

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps a shortened form of Old French baschoe, from Latin bascauda (“woven vessel”); more at English basket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʃ/ ~ /bɑʃ/

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Noun

bâche f (plural bâches)

1. tarpaulin
2. tank (reservoir)
3. tide pool

Descendants

• → Catalan: baca
• → Spanish: baca

Further reading

• “bâche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.